Go Forth…
Go Forth... provides tools to connect with God's mission for you and your ministry. We offer commentary, podcasts, 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 in two ways:
- Commentary on the Sunday readings from a missionary perspective - arriving in your email box on Tuesdays to help you prepare reflections, lessons, or homilies
- Podcasts featuring interviews with missionaries in the field, both in the U.S. and abroad, who share their lived reality and experience of the word of God
Our goal is to provide resources that help you amplify the Gospel message and strengthen the missionary church.
Contact Dr. Ben Ou-Yang at benouyang@uscatholicmission.org to learn more and get involved!
Sunday Readings from a Missionary Perspective
Authentic and Humble Prayer – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 26
Authentic and Humble Prayer In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus’ parable about the Pharisee and the Publican tax collector; both went up to the temple to pray. Pharisees belonged to a Jewish sect that rigidly…
God is Present – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 19
God is Present There’s a sort of divine irony in Pope Francis selecting the theme of “hope” for this Jubilee Year, when, for many, hope itself seems further away than ever. As Pope Leo XIV…
Authentic Compassionate Service – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 12
Authentic Compassionate Service An obvious parallel exists between today’s first reading and the Gospel: the curing of victims of leprosy. Naaman the Syrian is mentioned by name in today’s first reading which gives the story…
Generator or triple A Battery? – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 5
Generator or Triple A Battery? Faith, hope and love: the three greatest virtues. We can see glimpses of these three virtues in this Sunday’s readings, but clearly the virtue of faith is most predominant. The…
Compassion: The Heart of Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 28
Compassion: The Heart of Mission Our faith reflection on scripture is often rooted in our personal experiences; this fact proves true again and again. Permit me to begin with a poignant story from my mission…
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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
Sister Ma Li Ya with the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin Matará in Italy
To celebrate Pentecost, our host Ben OuYang reached out to a very special guest, his daughter. Sister Ma Li Ya is a contemplative member of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará.
Katherine Jones for Dr. Tony Gonzalez- Ipiranga Committee Association – Amazon River Basin – Brazil
We overcome tech and language challenges to bring you the incredible story of Dr. Tony Gonzales, who provides medical treatment via boat for people living in 120 villages along the River Purus, part of the Amazon River Basin in Brazil.
Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of The Rosary of Fatima – Puerto Rico & Maryland
This week we connect with two Dominican sisters from Puerto Rico who left their beautiful island monastery to serve the Hispanic community in Maryland.
Tj Wynn – Kairos Prison Ministry – Virginia
Learn more about why Jesus told us to visit the imprisoned from TJ Wynn, who shares about his work with Kairos Prison Ministry.
Fr. Anthony Corcoran, SJ – Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
Meet the apostolic administrator for the local church in Kyrgyzstan!
Dan Palmieri and Anthony McCollugh – JMJ Missions – New Jersey
Meet Dan Palmieri and Anthony McClough from the JMJ Missions team in New Jersey. Together with Rocco Taraborrelli, they are life-long best friends who experienced conversions to their Catholic faith during their early college years. Their passion led to a ministry that includes parish missions, religious education talks, social media, and their own YouTube channel.
Katherine Jones and Dr. William Dibb – St. Francis Leprosy Guild
Leprosy still exists in many places. Katherine Jones and Dr. William Gibb share how the St. Francis Leprosy Guild cares for patients around the world.
Kevin Wells – Sisters of Mary World Villages for Children
Kevin shares the work of the Sisters of Mary who strive to help children in five countries on three continents break free from poverty.
Fr. David Uribe, OMI – Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
This week, Fr. David Uribe, OMI, shares the work of the Missionary Oblates of Immaculate Mary who specialize in the most difficult missions. Our host Ben reflects on his family’s special connection to the Oblates.
Sister Mary Mia Menke, RSM Religious Sisters of Mercy
Sister Mary Mia shares about her ministry at St. Clare School in Colorado and life as a Religious Sister of Mercy from the Alma, Michigan community.
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The Journey In Love Continues – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 2
Readings for All Souls' Day
Wisdom 3: 1-9 Psalm: 23: 3-6 Romans 5: 5-11 John 6: 37-40
The Journey In Love Continues I would like to begin this reflection with some specific information about All Souls’ Day according to our Catholic faith, so let us begin with the following:“Every year on November…