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
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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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…