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
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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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…