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The law states that the essence of human being is creation of God the Creator of the universe. God is Spirit. The time God created man, Adam, He formed it from the dust of the earth. When God breathed his Spirit then that man was alive physically, phsycologically and spiritually. Worshipping God is a logical consequence for man for its creation. The purpose of anointing is that the worshippers adapted to the nature of God, the Most Holy One. By this they are made holy before God. The reason is that man had fallen into sin. That sin separated him from the presence of the Most Holy God. A curse from God and difficulty in live make man realize if he needs God. The matter is that man in his own effort of his idea can not please God and come to him. Sin has separated man from the holy God. The research uses a qualitative methode, by mean of describing and acquiring the understanding values and the quality of the Law’s anointing.

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus. Covid-19 as a pandemic. Puskesmas as technical implementers who are in direct contact with the community must be able to make the public believe in the health services provided, provide education, provide recommended facilities and foster the community to get used to this healthy life to break the chain of transmission of the covid-19 virus. Puskesmas, which has been the spearhead of health services to reach the community in their work area, is increasingly important in its role in overcoming Covid-19. Puskesmas as the vanguard of primary health services at the community level continues to provide services in accordance with health protocols. This study aims to find out how effective health services for patients after the Covid-19 pandemic are at the Jongaya Health Center, Tamalate District, Makassar City. The research method used is a qualitative research method that is descriptive. The data collection technique was carried out through observation and interview techniques with informants who were considered to have the potential to provide information related to the effectiveness of health services in the post-covid-19 pandemic at the Jongaya Health Center, Tamalate District, Makassar City. Based on the results of this study, it shows that patient health services in the post-covid-19 pandemic at the Jongaya Health Center, Tamalate District, Makassar City. By using the indicator of effectiveness proposed by Duncan, namely the achievement of the goal of integration, and adaptation has been effective. However, there are still a number of aspects that need to be improved in order to optimize health services after the Covid-19 pandemic at the Jongaya Health Center, Tamalate District, Makassar City.

Character education in this era is a very urgent thing to do. Character education contains the following meanings: psychological traits, morals and manners that can make someone look different from other people.  In this context, Catholic religious teachers are the main media for developing and realizing character education for their students through the Catholic religious education they provide. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach, which is a research method used to examine the condition of natural objects. where the researcher is the key instrument. Data collection techniques were carried out using triangulation or combination methods. Data was collected by observation, interviews, documentation. The aim of this research is to determine the characteristics of better and superior Catholic religious students. The results of this research show that the role of Catholic religious teachers in building students' character has not yet been achieved optimally, so it is possible for teachers to look for and use better learning methods.

This research departs from researchers' concerns about the reality of Catholic educational institutions. Catholic schools have the name of a patron but the spirituality of the school's patron has not become its specialty. The main problem is that many Catholic schools have not implemented their protective spiritual values as a basis for implementing character education. In general, character education in Catholic schools is still general in its implementation. The aim of this research is to explore the educational work at St. Theresia Barus in implementing character education, exploring education actors' understanding of these values, and formulating the meaning of implementing character education. The research method is qualitative research. This research was conducted at St. Theresia Barus. The main subjects were fifteen people as representatives of educational actors at St. Theresia Barus. Data collection methods are observation, document study, and interviews. The selection of locations and research subjects was carried out purposively. Data analysis uses Miles and Huberman model analysis, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Data analysis is carried out interactively and continuously until completion. Analysis was carried out through three processes, namely: data verification, data source triangulation, and technical triangulation. The theoretical framework built is the implementation of integrated character education, helping education actors to understand, believe in, the values of each character. The results of the research illustrate that the education actors at St. Theresia Barus still hasn’t implemented character education to the fullest. So that education practitioners at St. Theresia Barus, implementing character education for students, suggested that schools develop an interdisciplinary integration curriculum in all subjects.

The modern lifestyle is a vibrant on the society. The research background of this research is the contemporary youth has enthusiastically embraced the dynamics of market economy and less on the faith formation. The objectives of this research find that the contemporary youth is energetic, idealistic, and courageous, on the other hand, the youth is confused, dazed by the forces of consumerism. This situation calls for preparation the catechist so that they will make a good contribution for faith and character formation. The finding this research open awareness about the significant journey with the youth of today, joining their quest for a meaningful and purposeful life, the mission of the Church looks for an effective formation program  for catechists grounded in the teachings of the Magisterium. Hence, this research has grounded implications on reflecting for effective present formation program. With a solid theological foundation, a clear goal, and a renewed method, journey with youth as new generation towards the human maturity, towards a faith-filled life, empowers the youth to respond God’s call with a right life-choice and stimulates their intensified participation in the society and other communities.

This study puts the spotlight on McLuhan’s concept “the medium is the message,” situating it within the body of scholarly work on media ecology. This paper probes the question, “How does the human body as a medium communicate the message of Christ?” Why this study? In a higher education institution like St. Paul University Iloilo where the University’s vision explicitly states its identity as a Catholic University rooted in the love of Christ, the question that it always faces is, how is this vision manifested and embodied by its administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni? The major concept that underpins this question is, how can the human body, particularly a student, an administrator, a staff or faculty member, communicate its foundational belief and identification in Christ, the center of the University’s engagement and formation as a Catholic University? This paper is qualitative in nature that seeks to provide a conceptual framework in examining the body as a medium and raises key questions on how the human body can communicate the Christian message of the Incarnation in general, and how a particular body that subscribes to this tradition exhibits and manifests its foundational mission rooted in the love of Christ.

For someone who will reach a certain point in his life, he must have the courage to go through a certain process or dynamic that exists within it. Likewise, people who want to be baptized as followers of Jesus and join the Catholic Church must be open to a formation process and the steps they must go through which are called the catechumenate process. Furthermore, the church is also responsible for caring for and accompanying the person concerned in the early days after baptism.  This is what is called the mystagogical period. The process of mystagogy for adult baptism is the fourth period of the entire adult initiation process which can also be said to be a period of strengthening faith. The essence of this mystagogical period is to guide the newly baptized to better understand the meaning of the sacraments and to live them in their daily lives. This study specifically explores the role of catechists in efforts to assist baptized adults in times of mystagogy. It cannot be denied that catechists have a central role in accompanying baptized adults to become more intimate with the Catholic faith and to better understand the customs and rules of worship that apply in the Catholic church. By taking on this role, a catechist is carrying out one of the duties of preaching received from Jesus Christ through the church.

Gadget is a term that comes from In general, a gadget is a device or electronic device that is relatively small in size and has a special function and is practical in its use. In today's world, gadgets are very useful for human life or society, where gadgets make it easy to find and explore any information you want to get. The purpose of this writing is to find out the Church's view of OMK in using gadgets, and to find out the role of the Church in fostering OMK's faith through gadgets. Writing this thesis uses qualitative research (Qualitative research). Qualitative research is research into phenomena, events, social activities that occur scientifically, resulting in descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from humans and from behavior that can be observed and places greater emphasis on quality in the form of events, social phenomena that occur. At the moment. Gadgets are one of the technological tools used for preaching today, for this reason the Church takes a role in educating and directing young people in using gadgets. Where the role of the Church greatly influences the lives of young people in the future, the more important the Church plays in the lives of young people, the more likely it is that young people can also change through the efforts the Church gives to young people.

This article discusses the call to be a professional catechist in pastoral work. The interest in this topic stems from the challenges experienced by catechists in carrying out the mission of the Church in the midst of today's world. The catechist is a teacher of faith for the faithful and has an educational background in pastoral theology and preaching. They are required to be more professional in the midst of a world that continues to evolve and change. To obtain a comprehensive concept of this discussion topic, the author uses library research where books and articles are used to develop it. Becoming a professional catechist in pastoral work must begin with character building. A catechist of character is characterized by a deep faith, a good knowledge of the teachings of the Catholic faith and the skills in communicating and using effective methods of approach. In the discussion it was found that a professional catechist is one who has faith in the mystery of Christ, understands it and uses skills in pastoral works. In addition, a professional catechist is also characterized by a person who has spirituality or a deep spiritual life.

All different forms of Christian life have received a vocation to share in the mission of Christ. The whole Christian community is involved in God's mission through the nature of their vocation. The call to mission is addressed not only to the hierarchy, and religion, but it is a call addressed to all. All Christians are personally called by the Lord and from Him, they received a mission in favor of the Church and of the world. This research aims to find the initial enthusiasm for involvement in the mission of the Church from all members of the Church, namely the hierarchy, religious, and laity. The method used in this study is the historical method of research. Through this research, the author found that all members of the Church with their respective unique callings received a mandate from God to continue the Church's mission. The results of this study indicate that every form of life in the Church receives a mission from God to proclaim the good news. The results of this study can be used as Implications to find a method of coaching for every form of life vocation, namely as a hierarchy, religious, and lay.  

The researcher believes that Interreligious dialogue is a part of the mission of the Church. As a member of the Church, the researcher would like to reflect and deepen on mission from the perspective of interreligious dialogue. In this study, the researcher uses the historical method of research. The present work is fundamentally based on the teachings of the Church, especially Vatican II, Paul VI, John Paul II, and the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC).  The task of evangelizing in the Church will not be success. it is impossible to do without interreligious dialogue. The Church realizes that in the world there are various differences in culture, religion and also various other differences. This research aims to explore important messages from various Church documents related to the spirit of evangelization. The findings of this study are very useful for Church members to understand practical steps that can be taken to spread the good news to all nations. This study could be of help to the member of the Church who meet others people with various diversity. This situation awakening the member of the Church about the urgency of interreligious dialogue.

The uneven distribution of guidance on the Pancasila Student Profile (P3) material as part of the Independent Curriculum at all levels of education and regions in Indonesia has caused some teachers who take the Teacher Professional Education (PPG) to have minimal knowledge in designing indicators for the Pancasila Student Profile (P3). This classroom action research aims to determine the independence of PPG participants for Catholic religious teachers and the concept of critical reasoning in designing indicators for the P3 dimension. The research was carried out in four stages of planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection in the Lokakarya 1 Batch 1 class in 2024 totalling 17 people. The results of the study showed that learning for Catholic religious teachers who implemented professional teacher education (PPG) with the problem based on learning method was proven to be able to increase independence from 68% in cycle 1 to 87% in cycle 2. In the process, it was also proven that there was an increase in critical reasoning skills in designing P3 dimension observation indicators according to the final development path in phases A, B, and C of Elementary School (SD) education from 55 to 88 in cycle 2. Suggestion: the learning process needs to be always reflected by educators so that learners are able to improve their learning outcomes from the affective, psychomotor, and cognitive aspects.

The article titled “The Spirituality of the Catechists in Indonesia” is a scholarly work on the theme spirituality and its importance the catechists in the context of Indonesia. The author begins the article stating the importance of catechists as evangelisers in the Church. Then, he exposes the importance of spiritual life in their lives. “The need for a spirituality proper to catechists springs from their vocation and mission”, the author asserts, quoting the Church Document. After these preliminary presentations, the author explains the meaning the term “spirituality”. Then, he explains the important characteristics of the spirituality of the catechists as the following: Christ-cantered, Eucharist-centred, Word of God-centred, authenticity of life, Marian spirituality, missionary zeal and finally situational spirituality. The author concludes his presentation with the important of the formation of the catechists which naturally involves spiritual formation.

This paper examines the significant contributions of Prof. Dr. Paul Janssen CM to the Indonesian Catholic Church, particularly in the fields of pastoral theology and catechist education. Janssen's creative and practical approach to theology has had a lasting impact, evident in the establishment of catechetical institutions and the numerous alumni serving across Indonesia. The study explores Janssen’s pastoral theological practices, emphasizing his integration of theological concepts with social sciences to create an interdisciplinary pastoral model. The methodology includes an analysis of Janssen’s thoughts, teaching materials, and life experiences, focusing on the contextualization of theology within the Indonesian Church. The paper highlights Janssen's commitment to the Church’s mission, especially his focus on serving the poor, and offers recommendations for renewing and actualizing his charism in contemporary pastoral work. Ultimately, it seeks to ensure that Janssen's legacy continues to inspire and guide future pastoral initiatives in Indonesia.

This qualitative literature review explores strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) responses to subsidiary and supplier misconduct from a network perspective within multinational corporations (MNCs). The study synthesizes findings from scholarly articles to examine how MNCs manage ethical challenges across global supply chains. Key themes include proactive CSR strategies, stakeholder engagement, governance mechanisms, and the integration of digital technologies. The review underscores the importance of ethical sourcing decisions and firm-centric CSR practices in mitigating reputational risks and fostering sustainable business practices. While acknowledging regional variations and data limitations, the review identifies opportunities for future research, including longitudinal studies and the role of emerging technologies in enhancing supply chain transparency.  

This research investigates the impact of profitability, growth opportunities, and firm size on firm value in Indonesian property companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2016 to 2022. Using regression analysis and t-tests, the study finds that profitability significantly influences firm value, indicating that profitable firms tend to have higher market valuations. In contrast, growth opportunities do not exhibit a significant impact on firm value, suggesting that investors prioritize current profitability over future growth potential in their valuation assessments. Additionally, firm size is found to significantly affect firm value, with larger firms generally commanding higher market valuations due to their perceived stability and market influence. Moreover, the study demonstrates that profitability, growth opportunities, and firm size collectively exert a significant simultaneous influence on firm value. These findings underscore the multifaceted nature of firm valuation in the Indonesian property sector and highlight the importance of considering multiple factors in investment decision-making. .  

This research explores the socioeconomic impacts of sustainable entrepreneurship in Indonesia. Sustainable entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as pivotal for economic development, job creation, and environmental sustainability, particularly in emerging economies. The review synthesizes findings from existing literature to highlight how sustainable enterprises in Indonesia contribute to innovation, productivity enhancement, and the creation of employment opportunities. Drawing parallels with experiences in Anglophone and Francophone countries, the review examines contextual factors such as institutional quality, regulatory frameworks, and historical legacies that shape entrepreneurial outcomes. Key barriers hindering sustainable entrepreneurship in Indonesia, including access to finance, infrastructure deficiencies, regulatory complexities, and gaps in entrepreneurial education, are identified. The review underscores the importance of improving governance, strengthening legal systems, and fostering an enabling environment to support sustainable business practices.     

This research explores the phenomenon of heedful challenging in organizational contexts, focusing on the role of organizational culture and leadershipstudy. The term "heedful challenging" describes proactive voice practices by lower-power staff members with the goal of enhancing innovation and corporate decision-making. The review synthesizes recent empirical studies to elucidate how supportive organizational cultures and transformational leadership styles facilitate heedful challenging, enhancing employee empowerment, job satisfaction, and organizational adaptability. Key findings highlight the positive outcomes of thoughtful challenge, such as better organizational learning and decision-making procedures. Barriers such as fear of reprisals in hostile situations highlight how important it is to promote transparency and trust. The consequences for practitioners stress how crucial it is to foster inclusive cultures and use transformational leadership techniques in order to encourage employee voice activities.    

This study explores the leadership development experiences of female elementary school supervisors, aiming to shed light on the unique challenges and opportunities they encounter in their professional journey. The findings reveal a complex interplay of gender dynamics, mentorship relationships, and organizational culture in influencing their leadership development. Despite facing gender-based obstacles, female supervisors highlighted the significance of supportive networks, continuous professional learning, and resilience as pivotal to their growth as leaders. This literature review study also identifies a lack of gender-specific leadership development programs and calls for more inclusive approaches that recognize and address the unique needs of female educational leaders. The implications of this research extend to policy-making and leadership training programs, suggesting the necessity for systemic changes that promote gender equality and empower female leaders in the educational sector. By understanding the specific experiences of female elementary school supervisors, this study contributes to the broader discourse on leadership diversity and paves the way for more equitable leadership development practices.  

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Sistem Informasi Akuntansi, Belanja Online, dan Shopping Lifestyle terhadap Pembelian Impulsif pada pengguna E-Commerce Shopee. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan pengumpulan data primer melalui kuesioner yang disebarkan kepada mahasiswa Akuntansi Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, yang merupakan pengguna aktif Shopee. Sampel penelitian dipilih menggunakan metode purposive sampling, dengan jumlah sampel ditentukan menggunakan rumus Slovin dengan tingkat kelonggaran kesalahan sebesar 10%. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Sistem Informasi Akuntansi tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap Pembelian Impulsif, dengan nilai t sebesar 1,502 dan nilai signifikansi 0,136. Sebaliknya, Belanja Online dan Shopping Lifestyle memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap Pembelian Impulsif, dengan nilai t masing-masing sebesar 3,097 dan 2,104, serta nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,003 dan 0,038.