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
Don McCrabb — USCMA — Washington, DC (Special Podcast Guest!)
Our very own Excecutive Director, Don McCrabb, reflects on the readings for Sunday, August 20, and shares his experiences supporting missionary disciples.
Diana Marin — Catholic Climate Covenant — San Francisco
Diana Marin shares her story of returning to the Catholic Church and eventually moving from the East Coast to the West Coast to serve as a missionary with Catholic Climate Covenant.
Sister Betsy Conway – Community for People with AIDS – Boston
Sister Betsy Conway shares how her deep, lifelong desire to please God led her to life as a sister who created a supportive, loving community for homeless people with AIDS and how that led to moments of grace with heaven touching earth.
Brother Larry Johnson and Tania Delgado – Glenmary Home Missioners – Tennessee
Brother Larry Johnson and Tania Delgado share their stories and reflect on Solomon’s request for an understanding heart, which helps them in their work with people who are poor and underprivileged in rural Tennessee.
Abbot Robert IGO – Monastery of Christ the Word – Zimbabwe
When Abbot Robert Igo became a monk at Ampleforth Abbey, he thought he would die at the monastery. Instead, he traveled to Zimbabwe where he founded a monastery, learned to farm, accompanied the poor, and nursed people with HIV for 25 years.
Drew & Molly McAuliff – Farm of the Child – Honduras
What made Drew and Molly McAuliff take their children to Honduras to serve at Farm of the Child, also known as the Finca? How does life at the Finca support Honduran children who need of familial love?
Hannah Dragonas — Focus Missionary — USA
Hannah shares her story of converting to the faith, participating in mission trips, and eventually becoming a FOCUS missionary.
Louise Locke — Maryknoll Lay Missioner — Bolivia
Throughout her life, Louise knew about the Maryknoll Missionaries. When God finally called her to go overseas, she found the support she needed with Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
Matt Aujero – Fight Club Catholic – Maryland
Matt Aujero leads Fight Club Catholic, a movement to reach men for Christ through purity of heart. He leads us in prayer, reflects on Sunday’s Gospel and shares a deep experience of feeling forgiveness and love from Jesus.
Maggie Reardon -Homeboy Industries – Los Angeles
How did Maggie Reardon go from recent college graduate to working at Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation program in the world?
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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…