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
Seeking Authentic Treasure – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 26
True Treasure Hunters The parables of Jesus that form today’s Gospel question us on what we claim as our “treasure.” Jesus speaks to us as his disciples, focusing our attention on the truly valuable in…
Abundant Fruitfulness – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 12
Producing Rich, Abundant Fruit Surprisingly, the word “fruit” or “fruitful” appears in all today’s scripture passages. For example, the well-known, lengthy Gospel about the four soils challenges everyone to bear abundant fruit whether it be…
Kindness: Always in Season – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 28
Living Kindness Daily The word “kindness” appears to capture a common thread in today’s three scripture readings. Elisha promises a child to a barren woman. Through God’s grace we can conquer death and live forever…
Handling Hatred – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 22
Mission Commentary One of the youth leaders of our parish in western Santiago, Chile, was clever and much loved for his sense of humor, a refreshing contrast to the stifling fear of the times, under…
Always Alive in Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 14
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…
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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
Ronnie Gonzaga – Couples for Christ – USA And Beyond
Ronnie shares a beautiful reflection on the readings for Corpus Christi as well as stories about his life working in campus ministry as a missionary for Couples for Christ. Find out more about this with this international lay ecclesial movement.
Sr. Michael Marie Rottinghaus – Missionary Benedictine – China, Kenya & USA
Our missionary witness for Trinity Sunday, June 4, 2023 has lived on three continents AND followed the Benedictine Rule. Find out how that works… and why she gave an address to Pope Francis during his visit to Kenya.
Fr. Tage Danielson – OFM Cap.- Papua New Guinea
We launched our podcast on Pentecost Sunday and went halfway around the world to Papua New Guinea where the Capuchins serve in several communities and offer priestly formation to local men.
Meet Our Host
In this podcast preview, Dr. Ben OuYang shares how he connected with U.S. Catholic Mission Association and got involved with the Go Forth… project.
Intro Podcast
Communications specialist Lisa Helene Bacalski breaks down the three elements of Go Forth with host Dr. Ben Ou Yang. Tune in to hear more about the missionary commentaries on the Sunday readings, the podcast interviews and the opportunity for community through the Mission Cafe.
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The Kingdom is Here! – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 2
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-18 Romans 8:35, 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21
The Kingdom is Here! During my time in Brazil I learned so much about Liberation Theology especially in reading the Gospels. Many of the Latin American theologians were alive then and publishing challenging books as…