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
Special Episode – Fr. David Grenier, OFM – Commissary of the Holy Land in America
On Friday, October 20, Fr. David Grenier shared his knowledge of the current situation in the Holy Land and how we can help. His work at Franciscan monastery in Washington, DC provides a direct link to Franciscans in the Holy Land.
Brad Pierron – Damascus – Ohio
Brad Pierron shares about his involvement with Damascus, a nationwide Catholic missionary movement that started in Ohio as Catholic Youth Summer Camps dedicated to helping people encounter Jesus.
Rob & Pauline Huie – Short Term Mission Trips
Rob & Pauline Huie are Christians who have participated in over 10 short term mission trips, including some with their whole family. If you want to learn gratefulness, please listen to their story.
Sr. Catherine Kirwan-Avila – Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Haverford, PA
Sr. Catherine Kirwan-Avila shares her experience accompanying God’s people as they seek healing for their wounds.
Marie Therese Mclaughlin– Madonna House Apostolate — Roanoke, Virginia
Madonna House Apostolate is a Catholic community of men, women and priests, dedicated to loving and serving Jesus Christ in all aspects of everyday life.
Fr. Cuthbert Madden, OSB — Monastery of Christ the Word — Zimbabwe
At the age of 68, Fr. Cuthbert left the comfort of monastery life in York, England to support the priests and religious of Zimbabwe, a mission that has grown to include lay people as word has spread through Macheke and beyond.
Fr. Abdon Rwandekwe, SJ – Reconciliation and Healing – Rwanda-Burundi Region
Fr. Rwandekwe tells his amazing story of surviving the genocide and civil war in Rwanda. His mission is to bring reconciliation to the people of Rwanda and Burundi. If you struggle forgiving others, please listen to this episode.
Mark Mcgraw – Lay Mission Helpers – Ghana
Mark McGraw reflects on his experiences in Ghana and shares his insights on this week’s readings.
Eric & Colleen Fitts — Bethlehem Farm — West Virginia
Eric & Colleen Fitts reflect on the readings and life at Bethlehem Farm, a Catholic Community in Appalachia that transforms lives through service with the local community and the teaching of sustainable practices.
Sister Lawrence Mary — Little Sisters of the Poor — South Korea, The Philippines and Baltimore!
Sister Lawrence Mary reflects on her mission helping the elderly and poor, and shares her insights on the readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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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…