Go Forth…
Go Forth... provides tools to connect with God's mission for you and your ministry. We offer commentary and community to support and form missionary disciples throughout the Church. Our goal is to animate the universal call to mission through the Sunday readings.
Amplify Your Mission with Go Forth...
Go Forth... aims to amplify our universal call to mission by exploring the weekly scriptures with a commentary from a missionary perspective - arriving in your email box on Wednesdays to help you prepare reflections, lessons, or homilies
Our goal is to provide resources that help you amplify the Gospel message and strengthen the missionary church.
Sunday Readings from a Missionary Perspective
Wisdom Demands Preparedness – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 8
Keeping Our Lamps Burning Brightly This Sunday’s Gospel describes for us how to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus’ “kingdom parable” of the ten virgins is drawn from the customary wedding practices in Palestine. The…
The Saints will be marching in. Be one of them! – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 1
Commentary Happy feast day, all you saints of today! Are you surprised that I write this? Perhaps you are thinking, “She can say that but, after all, she is a Sister and sisters and priests…
The Essence of Faith – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 25
All Commandments in a Nutshell In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus responding to the question of a scholar of the law: “Which commandment of the law is the greatest”? This is one of the occasions…
The Things of Caesar – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 18
Missionary Commentary Missionaries are often sent to live and work in nations that are still trying to stabilize their democracies, or among people who have been forced to survive under autocratic and dictatorial regimes. These…
Invited to God’s Banquet – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 11
Dining in the Kingdom of God In our Gospel today we hear Jesus using the word “kingdom” in the opening verses. The Gospels reveal that Jesus used this term “kingdom” nearly one hundred times; yet,…
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Every Tuesday, we send new commentaries on the upcoming Sunday readings from a missionary perspective AND a link to our latest podcast episode featuring a missionary giving witness and reflecting on the readings.
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Podcast Show Notes
Go Forth… Podcast Update – Thank You, Ben OuYang!
After two years, USCMA is ceasing production of the Go Forth… Missionary Interviews podcast. We thank our podcast host, Dr. Benjamin OuYang, for his dedication to inspiring everyday Catholics through your mission stories. Go Forth… will continue to publish our weekly reflections on the Sunday readings, available online and through email.
Fr. Bob Mosher – Missionary Society of St. Columban
Fr. Bob shares the story of the Columbans, their approach to mission as “working themselves out of a job” by helping local churches thrive, and his insights on joy.
Sister Mary O’Donovan – Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
Sister Mary shares about her congregation’s work to bring Christ to every aged person in their care. She reminds us that John the Baptist gave hope to the people of his time and called them to repair the broken roads within their hearts.
Faith Leasiolagi – Samoan Catholic Community
Faith shares how the Marist priests gained trust with her ancestors and eventually converted their village.
Diego Ruiz Toscano – Friends of Lisi – United States and Mexico
Diego shares the mission of LISI, a lay ministry in Mexico, and how his organization supports their work with funding and volunteer missionary opportunities to help thousands of youth overcome poverty in neighborhoods and indigenous communities.
Sister Lucia Benedict Azoba – Ad Gentes Missionary Sisters
Sister Lucia shares the work of her congregation, which goes into the streets to find homeless mothers and children.
Mother Christina Murray – Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker in Kentucky
Mother Christina Murray shares how her community witnesses God’s love to children and the elderly in Kentucky.
Tim Streiff – Catholic Rural Life
Tim shares how this organization supports the thousands of Catholics in rural areas and the priests who serve them.
Kevin Foy – U.S. Catholic Mission Association
Our new executive director Kevin Foy shares his missionary experiences in Guatemala and Haiti as well as the vision of USCMA as a community of missionaries.
Father Benjamin Chinnapan – Dalit Solidarity
When he came to the United States, Father Benjamin Chinnapan transformed his hospital chaplaincy work into an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for Dalit people in India who suffer from generations of discrimination and poverty.
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Fearless Faith – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 15
Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30
Missionary Commentary Migrating people have a talent, and they use it! Living and working as a missionary priest at the U.S.-Mexico border gave me a steady exposure to the motivations that move people to flee…