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
Kindness: Always in Season – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 13
Generously Responding to Kindness Today’s Gospel from Matthew narrates the story of a man who was in debt; he sought and received forgiveness for a large amount, but was unwilling to forgive a fellow servant…
Living True Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 6
Mission Commentary How appropriate are these readings in our reality! Mercy, understanding, listening, welcoming, forgiving, loving beyond any measure are all needed in our world today. I came across a quote from one of Dr….
Searching God’s Will – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 30
Active Discernment Is Essential In today’s short second reading (Romans 12:1-2), one phrase deserves deep reflection as it relates to living a fruitful Christian life. Saint Paul speaks about the necessity to “discern what is…
Exploring Our Identity – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 23
Jesus Asks Probing Questions Today’s Gospel contains two key questions Jesus asked his disciples; there is also an interesting sequence to the questions.First, Jesus, while in the region of Caesarea Philippi, asks: “Who do people…
Cultural Cataracts – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 16
Cultural Cataracts Every culture has its blind spots, and cross-cultural mission helps us to see them. My way of making a sandwich, inherited from my U.S., white, middle-class cultural upbringing, seemed shockingly wasteful and excessive…
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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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Late Arrivals – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 20
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:6-9 Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a Matthew 20:1-16a
Mission Commentary In our chapel communities in Chile, sometimes the leaders or founding families of the community maintain a prestigious role for too long, and do not give it up willingly, nor easily. They are…