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The pre-mass catechesis is a continuation of the apostolic tradition practiced by the Apostles. Pre-mass catechesis today has a wider understanding than ever before. This is not limited to brief teachings about the Catholic faith but also seeks to prepare Catholics spiritually, intellectually, and personally so that Catholics can attend mass more meaningfully and actively participate. The author uses data collection techniques in the form of observation and interviews. Some of the important roles of pre-mass cateteche are preparing people, deepening understanding of faith, building a strong and effective Christian community. In carrying out pre-mass catechesis does not take a long time, usually 5 to 10 minutes. Pre-Mass catechesis is a form of religious teaching that aims to prepare Catholics spiritually so that they can celebrate the Eucharist with deep understanding, active involvement, and passion. Pre-Mass catechesis is not only the delivery of information, but also the formation of the hearts of Catholics to receive Jesus Christ in the celebration of the Eucharist.

This article constructs a Christian pastoral counseling framework for congregants who experience trauma caused by social rejection. Social rejection within family, peer, workplace, or church communities may wound identity, belonging, agency, and spiritual meaning; however, pastoral responses often remain either overly moralistic or merely consolatory. The objective of this study is to formulate a trauma-informed and theologically accountable model of pastoral counseling that can be used by local church ministers without replacing professional mental health care. This study uses a qualitative constructive literature review by synthesizing recent studies on trauma-informed care, social exclusion, religious coping, chaplaincy, and pastoral theology published before 2024. The analysis identifies five core findings: trauma from social rejection is primarily relational; pastoral care must begin with safety, consent, and validation; theological interpretation should resist victim-blaming; congregational belonging is part of recovery; and referral ethics are necessary when symptoms exceed pastoral competence. The proposed model integrates safe presence, narrative listening, theological reconstruction, communal restoration, and clinical referral. The implication is that churches need a pastoral counseling culture that protects wounded congregants from retraumatization while sustaining spiritual hope, relational repair, and responsible interdisciplinary collaboration.

This article addresses the pastoral problem of congregants who experience persistent feelings of worthlessness, a condition that often appears at the intersection of shame, fragile self-worth, social isolation, and distorted religious interpretation. The objective is to construct a Christian pastoral counseling framework that is biblically grounded, psychologically informed, and ecclesially accountable. This study uses a qualitative constructive literature design through critical synthesis of recent journal articles and classical pastoral counseling. The analysis identifies four main findings. First, worthlessness should not be reduced to moral weakness or lack of faith because it involves psychological, relational, and spiritual dynamics. Second, churches may either intensify shame through stigma and spiritual reductionism or become restorative communities through hospitality, lament, and safe accompaniment. Third, pastoral counseling requires a movement from empathic assessment, validation, and narrative clarification toward theological reframing of identity in Christ. Fourth, responsible pastoral care includes collaboration with mental health professionals when risk, trauma, or clinical symptoms exceed pastoral competence. The implication is a constructive model in which pastoral counseling helps congregants reinterpret self-worth through grace, embodied community, and disciplined referral rather than through advice-giving or doctrinal correction alone.

Christian parents frequently negotiate intensive caregiving expectations, moral responsibility, economic pressure, and ecclesial ideals of faithful family life. These demands may produce emotional exhaustion that resembles parental burnout but is often interpreted only as spiritual weakness or lack of discipline. This constructive study aims to formulate a restorative-integrative model of pastoral counseling for Christian parents who experience emotional exhaustion in childrearing. The method is a qualitative literature study using integrative narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed studies on parental burnout, religious coping, family support, and Christian pastoral counseling. The analysis identifies four central findings: emotional exhaustion is the core symptom that drives distancing and reduced parental efficacy; burnout emerges from an imbalance between risks and resources; spiritual narratives can function either as resources or as sources of guilt; and pastoral counseling is most constructive when it combines empathic presence, theological reframing, emotion regulation, communal support, and referral ethics. The study implies that churches need pastoral systems that normalize help-seeking, protect parents from moralistic judgment, and connect spiritual care with psychologically informed intervention.

This study aims to: (1) identify and explain the picture of the obedience of prayer worship among Polri members in the environment of Battalion A Pelopor Sat Brimob Polda Papua; and (2) identify and explain the implementation of spiritual and mental guidance in improving the obedience of prayer worship among Polri members in the environment of Battalion A Pelopor Sat Brimob Polda Papua. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach. The data sources in this study consist of primary data obtained from the leaders and members of Battalion A Pelopor Sat Brimob Polda Papua, as well as secondary data obtained from documents, books, and journals relevant to the study. The results of the study indicate that: (1) the obedience of prayer worship among Polri members in the environment of Battalion A Pelopor Sat Brimob Polda Papua has been implemented well, which is shown through the participation of members in worship activities at the Al-Muhajirin Brimob Kotaraja Mosque. This obedience is influenced by several supporting factors, including member discipline, support from the work environment and leaders, solidarity between members, and the availability of adequate worship facilities; (2) Spiritual and mental guidance (Binrohtal) is an official program implemented based on the Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia National Police Number 10 of 2018. This activity is held every Thursday after the morning roll call at the Al-Muhajirin Brimob Kotaraja Mosque and is attended by Muslim members. The activity includes reading Ummul Qur'an, Surah Yasin, reciting the Prophet's prayers, and delivering sermons by ustadz. Overall, spiritual and mental guidance activities play an important role in increasing obedience to worship, especially prayer, strengthening spiritual religious relationships, and helping Brimob members face challenges and pressures in carrying out their duties.

The whole series of prayer movements are arranged in a tauqifi manner taught and practiced by the Prophet SAW. There is no information found in the Prophetic traditions that explain the differences in prayer movements between men and women. In the practice that developed in the community, there was an understanding that there were differences in ruku' and prostration movements for women. Where it is understood that for women to close their hands to their limbs, the distinction appears as a transformation of understanding of the hadith which then becomes a religious practice in the community which is conveyed and taught until it is accepted by the community as a form of teaching. This will then be studied in the form of its transformation from the hadith text into practice in the community. This discussion will be examined with a literature study approach that refers to works in the field of hadith to trace the understanding that emerged in each period.  The hadith literature shows that there is a narration in the Musnad of Abu Hanifah that appeared at the beginning of the second century, which hints at a different way of praying for women by closing their limbs. This narration was not popular in the mu'tamad hadith books that appeared until the end of the third century A.H. Based on this. In the fourth century, another understanding emerged based on a narration that explains bowing and prostration in a way that is specific to women. The narration was found in Sunan Kubra al-Bayhaqy, where al-Bayhaqy was a follower of the Shafi'iyyah school of thought.  This understanding developed in the books of fiqh shafi'iyyah which were widely used in pesantren and became the understanding and practice of the majority of people who followed the Shafi'i school of thought.

The growing environmental crisis underscores the need for education systems to foster ecological responsibility among students. This study explores the potential for multifaith schools to cultivate environmental moral education through an interreligious pedagogical model. By integrating diverse religious teachings on ecology, the proposed model aims to promote shared moral values for environmental protection and sustainability. The research addresses the gap in existing environmental education, which often lacks an integrated approach that incorporates various religious perspectives. Through a qualitative research design, the study analyzes curricula, observes classroom practices, conducts interviews with educators, and evaluates existing environmental education frameworks in multifaith schools. The study identifies key strategies, including the incorporation of eco-ethics from different religious traditions, project-based learning, and interfaith dialogues, as effective means of fostering ecological responsibility. However, challenges such as balancing doctrinal differences, overcoming biases, and developing inclusive pedagogy remain. The study emphasizes the importance of designing educational content that respects all faiths and promotes intercultural dialogue, thereby encouraging a collective commitment to sustainability. The findings suggest that multifaith schools can serve as powerful platforms for environmental moral education, highlighting the value of integrating religious perspectives into sustainability education. The study concludes with recommendations for incorporating interreligious eco-ethics into curricula and teacher training programs and suggests future research on the long-term impact of interreligious environmental education and its applicability in diverse cultural contexts.

The purpose of the study was to examine and analyze the legal protection of the wife's inheritance rights from unregistered marriages associated with the function of registering marriages with a comparative study of Islamic Fiqh and Law No. 1 of 1974. The research method of this writing is a normative juridical research that refers to the Qur'an. , Al-Hadith, Books of Fiqh, Legislation and related books that are relevant to this research. The data analysis technique used is a literature study which was analyzed qualitatively. The results of this study are that the second wife's inheritance rights from unregistered marriages are associated with the function of registering marriages. They have the right to inheritance which is owned jointly by the inheritance in the form of husband's innate property and joint property obtained by the second wife and her husband during the marriage period for the sake of a sense of justice and legal protection, legal protection of the second wife's inheritance rights in this study that to obtain inheritance rights and recognition to legalize marriages to religious courts. the results of the marriage itsbat as the legal basis for recording the marriage to the marriage registrar at the Office of Religious Affairs, then a Marriage Certificate Quotation Book is issued as authentic evidence that a marriage has been registered. So the legal protection and legal certainty of the second wife's inheritance rights from unregistered marriages associated with the function of recording marriages can obtain legal inheritance rights.

The application of the active learning strategy in Islamic Religious Education (IRE) has gained attention due to its ability to enhance deep understanding of the subject matter. This study aims to analyze the impact of active learning on students' understanding of IRE material in the classroom. Using a qualitative research method through a literature review, this study examines various relevant sources on the concept and strategies of active learning and its effects on students' religious understanding. The findings indicate that active learning increases student engagement, deepens their understanding of Islamic values, and develops critical and analytical thinking skills. However, the implementation of this strategy faces challenges, such as time constraints, limited resources, and the readiness of both teachers and students. The implications of this study emphasize the importance of adopting an active approach in IRE teaching to create more meaningful and relevant learning experiences.

A political party is an institution that is necessary in the democratic world; if you have chosen a democratic system to regulate the life of the nation and state, one of the essential instruments in democracy is the institution of political parties. Political education is a significant activity in a nation based on democracy because democracy and the democratization process require absolute conditions for political public education; how the function of political education by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle in Purworejo Regency is by Law Number 2 of 2011 concerning Amendments to Law Number 2 of 2008 concerning Political Parties. This study aims to analyze the implementation of norms related to the function of political education by DPC PDI Perjuangan in Purworejo Regency. This research uses an empirical approach. This study uses a qualitative descriptive analysis method with a case approach. The data used in this study are primary data obtained directly by researchers in the field through respondents through observation, interviews, and questionnaire distribution, as well as secondary data, namely data obtained or obtained from information or knowledge obtained indirectly, including official documents, books, and research results in the form of reports. The data collection techniques used in this study are field studies and literature studies. The result of this study is that there are seven political education activities carried out by PDI Perjuangan Purworejo Regency, namely, political education through socialization, political education through social, political education through art and culture, political education through religion, political education through party wing organizations, political education through seminars, political education through party schools.

The article is entitled "Islamic education learning strategies in increasing religious literacy. This article was written because students still lack interest in reading Islamic education books. This article explores what kind of application of Islamic education learning strategies in increasing religious literacy by teachers of Islamic education subjects such as moral beliefs at MAN 2 Payakumbuh. The aim is to find out what obstacles there are in its implementation. This type of research uses a qualitative approach to describe the implementation of Islamic education learning strategies to increase religious literacy at MAN 2 Payakumbuh. We obtained data through interviews with class XI Aqidah Akhlak teachers, and interviews with class XI students as well as observations. This research obtained the results that the implementation of Islamic education learning strategies implemented by schools and implemented by teachers was not satisfactory and still had many shortcomings. There were 5 strategies implemented, namely: visiting the library, asking students to read for 20 minutes before learning started, making wall magazines, organizing a literacy corner for each class, organizing competitions related to literacy. Even though all strategies have been implemented, there are still gaps. The obstacles to students' lack of interest in reading textbooks, especially Islamic education books, are students' lack of interest in reading textbooks and students' lack of awareness of the importance of reading textbooks, external factors, namely the environment, from friends, from the family environment and school facilities that are rarely used.

Every parent has an obligation to educate their children to become pious and pious children based on the Koran and Sunnah. Parents are also obliged to provide support to each child, to gain knowledge for the sake of happiness in this world and the hereafter. The aim of this research is to describe the responsibilities of parents in early childhood education according to Al-Maraghi's interpretation of Surah An-Nisa verse 9 and Surah At Tahrim verse 6. Apart from that, it is also to reveal the concept of the objectives of Islamic education regarding the educational role of parents in educating their children according to Al-Quran and Sunnah. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a library research approach, data was obtained through basic information from the tafsir al-Maragh which contains the thoughts of Imam al-Maragh. Data analysis was carried out through the following stages: data processing (unification), data classification, data interpretation. The results of this research show; Firstly, Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Nisa verse 9 contains a warning to every parent that they will be worried and afraid if in the future they have to leave their child in a weak and helpless state. Second, parents are responsible for educating young children. The areas of education that are the responsibility of parents are physical and spiritual education, religious education, and character education.    

Indonesia requires Islamic Religious Education (PAI) as an important part in making students competent in cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects (IQ and EQ). PAI functions to shape students' personalities so that they become virtuous and noble human beings (SQ). To increase competence in Islamic religious education, it is necessary to develop varied learning strategies. Varied learning strategies function to design learning methods and models, so that they are able to design teaching and learning environment systems and implement effectively and efficiently what has been planned in the learning objectives. Learning strategies are classified into 5 types: (1) direct learning strategies, (2) indirect learning strategies, (3) interactive learning strategies, (4) empirical learning strategies, (5) independent learning strategies.

Islam is basically a religion that requires continuous efforts to acquire knowledge. Muslims are obliged to gain knowledge from birth to death. In educating students, educators have an obligation to provide the best possible learning. In this case, educators can imitate the lessons taught by the Prophet. This article aims to describe the obligation to study according to an Islamic perspective in terms of focusing on the hadith of the Prophet regarding the obligation to study. This can be seen in the Al Quran and Hadith, the type of research used in this research is library research. The results of this research are that the teaching and learning process should be related to the characteristics of Prophetic teaching. Be kind to your students, protect them, motivate them, relate events in the learning process, familiarize yourself with dialogue and mental strategies, and maintain anonymity when criticizing or praising students. So that education remains embedded in the minds of students, we need to apply methods that provide good Uswatun Hasana to students    

This study examines the semantic dimensions in Buddhist religious texts, focusing on linguistic meaning, symbolism, and interpretation. Applying theoretical frameworks of semantics (lexical semantics, semiotics) and qualitative hermeneutical methodology, this research aims to understand how Buddhist teachings are constructed in texts and interpreted by Buddhist communities. The findings indicate that key texts such as the Sutta Pitaka and Mahāyāna Sūtras contain multiple layers of meaning that depend on cultural context, ritual practices, and teacher interpretations. This research supports the development of interdisciplinary understanding between linguistics, religious studies, and Buddhist practice. The study reveals that meaning in Buddhist texts operates on three distinct levels: literal (vācika), contextual (attha), and spiritual (paramārtha), each requiring different hermeneutical approaches. Symbols such as the lotus and the Dharma wheel function not merely as metaphorical ornaments but as carriers of profound cosmological and soteriological significance

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the question and answer method on the learning motivation for Christian Religious Education and Character Education of class VIII students at SMP Negeri 1 Kolang, Kolang District, Central Tapanuli Regency for the 2023/2024 academic year. The research method used is a research method using a quantitative approach with inferential descriptive data analysis. The population is all 115 students of class VIII of SMP Negeri 1 Kolang, Kolang District, Central Tapanuli Regency for the 2023/2024 Academic Year who are Christians and the research sample was determined to be 38 people, namely 35% of the total population using Random Sampling techniques. Data was collected using a positive closed questionnaire with 20 items for variable 05,n=38) = 0.320. b) Testing a significant relationship obtained a value of tcount= 3.410 > ttable(=0.05,dk=n-2=36)= 2.042. 2) Influence test: a) Regression equation test, obtained the regression equation Y ̂="11.82"+0.36X. b) Regression coefficient of determination test (r2) = 24.4%. 3) Test the hypothesis using the F test to obtain Fcount > Ftable=(=0.05, dk numerator k=12, dk denominator=n-2=38-2=36) namely 11.62 > 2.00. Thus, there is an influence of the question and answer method on the learning motivation of Christian Religious Education and Character Education for class VIII students at SMP Negeri 1 Kolang, Kolang District, Central Tapanuli Regency, Academic Year 2023/2024. Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.    

The era of globalization brings changes by causing religion, which was originally a public issue, to turn into a privacy issue. The development of religion which has become a private matter makes teenagers as identity seekers tend to implement it. The purpose of this activity is to preserve Walisongo so that it is not eliminated from the historical facts of the spread of Islam. The method applied in this service is Participatory Action Research (PAR). The results of this service activity have a positive impact on teenagers because know more about the nine saints of God who spread Islam in the archipelago and increase their understanding of the character of the saints and their struggles. The impact of getting to know the teenagers in Bebekan Tengah Village, Taman District, Sidoarjo Regency increased their admiration for the walisongo struggle which resulted in an increase in pilgrimages to the walisongo graves.

The digital era brings new challenges for Christian religious education, especially in the role of teachers as spiritual guides. This article highlights the important role of teachers in accompanying students to understand and live the Christian faith amidst the rapid flow of information. This study uses qualitative methods through interviews and observations of Christian religious education teachers. The results show that the use of digital technology can be an effective tool when combined with a personal pastoral approach. This article provides recommendations for strategies to strengthen the role of teachers in the digital era.

collaborative learning -based aqidah akhlak learning system in improving students' social skills. In the era of globalization, social skills are one of the important aspects in the formation of students. Collaborative learning not only focuses on academic achievement but also on the development of communication skills, cooperation, and empathy. The method used in this study is library research from various sources related to the research topic. Data collection is carried out through studies, research, analysis of scientific articles, books, journals or magazines and electronic sources related to collaborative learning-based aqidah akhlak learning . The data is then analyzed descriptively. Results from review library research shows that collaborative learning is an approach that emphasizes cooperation between students in groups to achieve common learning goals. Collaborative learning strategies in Islamic religious education are approaches that prioritize interaction and cooperation between students to achieve a deeper and more holistic understanding of the teaching material. Well-designed learning will make it easy to overcome behavior in students. The application of collaborative learning not only improves students' understanding of the concept of aqidah and akhlak, but also strengthens their social skills. The importance of social interaction, student involvement actively in the learning process, discussing, and working together in solving case studies of the concept of aqidah and akhlak. By implementing the method, it can be an effective strategy in improving student cooperation and students are better able to understand the material of aqidah and akhlak in depth and apply Islamic values in everyday life and can be applied more widely in Educational context religion Islam.

Final-year university students occupy a fragile transitional space between academic completion and an uncertain future. This article examines future anxiety among final-year students as a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing academic pressure, employability uncertainty, identity formation, family expectations, spiritual struggle, and consequential life decisions under limited control. It employs a constructive conceptual literature review, synthesizing scholarship on university student mental health, career anxiety, career construction and career self-management, religious coping, and contemporary pastoral care. The analysis develops a pastoral accompaniment framework that neither reduces anxiety to a private psychological symptom nor replaces professional mental health or career services. Three constructive findings are proposed: first, future anxiety should be understood as a vocational-existential crisis intensified by final-year transitions; second, pastoral accompaniment contributes through relational presence, meaning-making, spiritual discernment, and referral-aware care; and third, an integrated model should combine stabilization, vocational reframing, and agency-building within accountable communities. The article concludes that pastoral accompaniment is most responsible when it is theologically grounded, psychologically informed, ethically bounded, and collaborative. Its main contribution is a practical-conceptual framework for campus ministries, theological schools, and Christian higher education institutions seeking to accompany final-year students without fabricating empirical claims or spiritualizing distress.