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
Our Triune God is Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 31
Trinity – A Community of Dynamic Love Today, as the Church celebrates Trinity Sunday, we are invited to reflect upon a great truth of the Christian faith: we believe in a Trinitarian God: one God…
Come, Holy Spirit, Come – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 24
Pentecost Continues Today On this beautiful feast of Pentecost, we affirm that the Holy Spirit is alive in the Church. Diverse Spirit-given gifts flourish in Christian communities across the globe. Today we Catholics are privileged…
Desert Winds – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 17
Commentary: One Christmas Eve, the U.S. immigration personnel stationed in El Paso, Texas, seemed in a hurry to get home. At the end of a long day of processing asylum requests, checking the international police…
All We Need is Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 3
Commentary: Service, community and home, a dwelling place. These are the key words and themes that permeate the readings in today’s liturgy. And what powerful words they are! If you read my reflections monthly, you…
Vocation of Shepherding – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, April 26
Christ-centered Shepherds of God’s People It is now just a little over one year ago that Pope Francis, known as the “people’s pope,” went to his eternal reward (April 21, 2025). He often spoke insightfully…
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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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Always Alive in Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 14
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 19:2-6 Psalm 100:1-3, 5 Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36-10:8
Mission: The Heart of the Gospel Mission permeates the entire New Testament. Today’s Gospel from Matthew narrates a key event, where Jesus chooses twelve disciples and sends them out on mission. We should not conclude…