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Penelitian ini mengkaji makna kematian dan kehidupan kekal dalam iman Katolik berdasarkan perspektif teologi eskatologi dan Kristologi sesuai dengan ajaran dogma Gereja Katolik. Tujuan penelitian adalah menjelaskan pemahaman kematian menurut ajaran resmi Gereja Katolik, sebagaimana tertuang dalam Katekismus Gereja Katolik, dokumen Konsili Vatikan II, dan ensiklik kepausan, serta relevansinya bagi kehidupan pastoral umat pada masa kini. Metode yang digunakan adalah kajian pustaka yang bersifat teologis-normatif dengan sumber utama Kitab Suci, dokumen Magisterium, dan literatur teologi yang relevan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam iman Katolik, kematian dipahami sebagai peralihan menuju kehidupan kekal bersama Allah, bukan akhir dari eksistensi manusia. Wafat dan kebangkitan Yesus Kristus menjadi fondasi dogmatis harapan keselamatan umat beriman. Ajaran tentang pengadilan khusus, api penyucian, surga, dan neraka merupakan bagian integral dari iman Katolik yang memiliki implikasi pastoral yang kuat: memberikan penguatan iman, harapan, dan penghiburan bagi umat dalam menghadapi penderitaan dan kematian. Simpulan penelitian menegaskan bahwa pemahaman teologis yang benar tentang kematian dan kehidupan kekal perlu terus diwartakan agar umat mampu menghayati hidup dalam iman, harapan, dan kasih.

. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought significant changes in various fields, including education and church life. This study aims to examine the dynamics of the formation of prospective catechists in facing the challenges of AI use at the IPI Malang Pastoral College. This study used a qualitative, descriptive approach, through observation and interviews with students as research subjects. The results show that the use of AI has become an integral part of the learning process, helping students understand material, develop academic skills, and enhance creativity in the pastoral field. However, the use of AI also poses challenges in the form of a tendency towards instantaneous attitudes and potential dependency that can hinder critical thinking skills and deep reflection on faith. In the context of pastoral education, the formation of prospective catechists emphasizes not only intellectual aspects but also spirituality, personality, and pastoral sensitivity. Therefore, the wise and proportional use of AI is necessary, while still positioning it as a supporting tool, not a substitute for human roles. The role of lecturers and educational institutions is crucial in guiding students to be able to use technology critically, reflectively, and responsibly. Thus, the integration of technology and faith values ​​is expected to produce prospective catechists who are able to respond to the challenges of the times in a relevant and meaningful manner.

The purpose of this study was to determine 1) the influence of catechism on the character of Christian adolescents in HKBP Paranginan; 2) the influence of parental role models on the character of Christian adolescents in HKBP Paranginan; and 3) the influence of catechism and parental role models together on the character of Christian adolescents in HKBP Paranginan. The method used in this study is a quantitative method with a descriptive approach. The population was all participants of catechism in HKBP Paranginan totaling 44 people and a sample of 39 people was determined using the Slovin formula. The instrument trial was conducted on 30 adolescents in HKBP Pearung so that it was known that all research instruments were declared valid and reliable because they had met the criteria for validity and reliability values. Data were collected using a closed questionnaire of 35 items. The results of data analysis showed that: 1) the Fcount value> Ftable, namely 12.626> 3.23, thus it is known that there is an influence of catechism on the character of Christian adolescents in HKBP Resort Paranginan partially. The influence is 25.4%, 2) the Fcount value > Ftable is 14.014 > 3.23, thus it is known that the influence of parental role models on the character of Christian teenagers at HKBP Resort Paranginan is partial. The influence is 27.5%, and 3) the Fcount value > Ftable is 12.683 > 3.23, thus it is known that there is an influence of catechism and parental role models simultaneously on the character of Christian teenagers at HKBP Resort Paranginan. The influence is 41.3%, thus Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.

This community service program aimed to enhance the theological competence of novice catechists and community guides at Santo Krisologus BSB Parish Semarang, focusing on understanding and articulating Catholic Fundamental Beliefs, particularly the Credo. Based on observations from January-August 2024, a gap was identified between high enthusiasm for service and the competency readiness of novice faith proclaimers. The program employed an integrative methodological approach combining interactive lectures, question-and-answer sessions, and participatory observation, accompanied by multi-stage evaluation. Results showed significant improvements in participants' doctrinal understanding and pedagogical abilities, reflected in the quality of theological discussions and the formation of sustainable learning communities. The main challenge identified was the complexity of articulating Trinitarian dogma in contemporary pastoral contexts. This program produced a replicable catechist formation model while affirming the importance of an integrative approach in faith proclaimer development.

The Industrial Revolution 5.0 has a significant impact on social, economic, and cultural life, including religious practices. At the same time, the Antiquum Ministerium document issued by Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of the role of catechists in guiding the faithful towards a deeper understanding of the faith. Therefore, there needs to be an adjustment of catechesis methods and approaches in order to be able to answer the challenges and needs of today's generation who are familiar with technology. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how catechists can carry out and adapt their life callings in the context of the Industrial Revolution 5.0, as well as to identify the challenges they face in facing the changing times and develop effective strategies for Catholic faith education in the digital age. The method used in this study is a literature study. Literature study is a series of activities related to the method of collecting library data, reading and recording and processing research materials. Literature studies study various reference books as well as the results of previous research. Catechists have an important role to play in teaching and fostering the faith of the people, serving as an example that reflects the teachings of Christ, especially in the context of the Industrial Revolution 5.0 which emphasizes social welfare and the use of technology. In the midst of rapid change, they are expected to bridge the gap between faith and technology, leveraging digital advancements to achieve the catechesis mission. Thus, catechists not only contribute to the teaching of doctrine, but also become agents of change who spread the values of love and hope to society.

This research examines the function of catechists in carrying out and spreading the good news through evangelism in modern times. Catechists, who act as teachers and guides in the faith, hold the important responsibility of conveying Christ's teachings to the faithful, including not only the transmission of theological information but also the development of character and spirituality. Catechists are individuals trusted and appointed by the Church to proclaim God's work of salvation. In this situation, digital media is very important as a tool to reach the younger generation and the wider community. In the postmodern era, where skepticism is increasingly widespread, catechists are expected to become more creative and innovative in their approaches. The testimony of the catechist's life is also considered a major factor that can influence the acceptance of the Gospel message by the congregation. Their life in the community must be able to be an example or role model for the people. In addition, this research explores the role of catechists in developing people's faith through religious education programs that are relevant to everyday life. Challenges faced by catechists, such as lack of support from the Church community and limited resources, coincide with efforts to increase the effectiveness of evangelism. The method used is qualitative.

This study aims to design an innovative and relevant Christian Religious Education (PAK) curriculum for catechism at HKBP Palmarum. This curriculum is designed by integrating local wisdom values ​​to strengthen students' faith. The research method used is a quantitative method. The results of the study indicate that local wisdom is relevant to Christian teachings, PAK material is adjusted to effective learning methods. The curriculum developed is expected to improve students' understanding of Christian teachings, strengthen their relationship with God, and encourage them to apply Christian values ​​in everyday life, while preserving local wisdom values. "The results of the study indicate that the design of the PAK curriculum based on local wisdom has great potential in increasing learning motivation, deep understanding of Christian teachings, and appreciation of moral values. In addition, this curriculum can also strengthen the relationship between the church and the surrounding community.

This research aims to analyze what problems arise in developing Christian Religious Education curriculum design regarding interest in learning the Sidi catechism. Through a qualitative research approach involving catechism teachers, catechism participants, parents, elders, and analyzing teaching materials and learning methods carried out so far. This research reveals that there is a need for reform in increasing the interest in learning of catechism participants. This research also reveals various problems faced in developing the Christian Religious Education curriculum design in developing Sidi catechism participants' learning interest. Then, this research also highlights the importance of the role of parents in the child's learning process. The use of technology and more interactive learning methods is also very strategic. The results of this research provide important implications for curriculum development, learning methods and the role of parents as well as teachers or catechists. Thus, this research contributes to efforts to improve the quality of Christian religious education in churches, especially at HKBP Habinsaran Padangsidimpuan.

Community Service Activities (PKM) carried out at St. Peter Krissologus Parish BSB aims to strengthen the spirituality and pastoral skills of catechists through a principle-based approach of "Life, Joy, and Love." This program is organized by the Catechetical Pastoral College (STPKat) of Saint Francis Assisi, guided by the General Instruction Manual of Catechetes. The multidimensional approach is applied through lectures, interactive discussions, case studies, and group dynamics, which are expected to be able to create catechists who live according to faith, bring the joy of the gospel, and serve with sincere love. The results show that catechists are increasingly motivated and ready to face ministry challenges. The development of aspects of digitization of catechesis and deepening of the liturgy is suggested as a sustainability measure.

St. Teresa of Calcutta was a Religious who had a strong faith and love for the poor. She is one of the figures in the Catholic Church who has been canonized a saint. The purpose of this writing is to study the life and charism of St. Teresa of Calcutta who lived her faith in God which was manifested in her service to the poor. The method used to explore this theme is a literature review. The authors have tried to explore matters related to St. Teresa and her service through reliable sources. Through this writing have findings were obtained about the life and work of St. Teresa's of Calcutta. The exemplary and attitude of St. Teresa's life are figures for catechists for their work and service. Catechists need to live the values ​​of Evangelical spirituality as lived by St. Teresa of Calcutta. This writing can inspire catechists to develop spiritual values ​​that are rooted in a strong faith in God that manifests itself in concrete actions. The implications of writing St. Teresa can be an inspiration and example for catechists to be closer to God, faithful in their duties and service.

Catechists have an important responsibility in educating and guiding children to understand and live their spiritual life as Christians. This research uses the interview method to collect data. The research results show that catechists play a role as companions, directors and mentors in BIAK activities. Although some teaching responsibilities are transferred to students, the role of the catechist remains important in ensuring the quality of activities and supporting the successful teaching of the values of the Christian faith. One of the challenges faced by catechists is the lack of creativity in the learning process. This can be overcome by implementing learning methods and media that are interesting to children. This article concludes that collaboration between catechists and students is very important to achieve the goal of growing children's faith through BIAK activities. Catechists need to increase their creativity and ability to design interesting activities for children.

One of the common vocations of Christians is to proclaim to all people of all ages. The age of the child is a golden age in development, it needs special attention in faith formation. Companions need to get enough training so that faith building in children will be right on target. Child assistance is usually carried out on Sundays so it is called Sunday school, Sunday School assistants are not professionals who get special education such as ECCE educators in schools. Many of these Sunday School faith companions are armed only to serve or guide this child's faith. This Community Service or PKM aims to equip Sunday School faith companions to be better in mentoring. With the right learning method or model, the faith materials given are in accordance with the child's reasoning and grasping power. The assistance was carried out by involving students to be directly involved in three rayon parishes in Semarang city and inviting all Semarang Rayon Sunday School Faith companions at Oak Tree Hotel on December 10, 2023, to share experiences and provide input to children's Faith Companions. As a result of this debriefing, Sunday School Faith Companions felt cared for and greatly helped in fostering faith in children.     

The title of this research is Catechist as a youth coach in an effort to improve church life. A catechist is someone who is called and sent by the Church to proclaim God's work of salvation. Catechists also play a role in fostering and accompanying young people to be involved in church life. Young people are part of the Church who have the responsibility to develop their Church. This research uses a literature review method in the form of data collection through articles and documents related to the research title. The purpose of this research is to elaborate on the role of catechists as coaches of young people in the Church. The result of this study is that young people are part of the Church and they are the future of the Church, they have an important role in efforts to develop church life. But many young people are not yet actively involved in carrying out the duties of the Church. The presence of catechists will greatly help young people to accompany and move them to be involved in the Church.

Digital technology is increasingly developing and becoming an important part of everyday life. In the world of catechesis, digital media can be used to increase young people's interest and understanding of religious teachings. Young people are the millennial generation who are very active in utilizing digital media. Catechists see digitalization as an opportunity to develop catechesis further. Catechists must know and use digital devices, not only as personal communication tools, but also as tools for catechesis to the congregation, especially young people. By using digital media to give catechesis young people can be involved in the church and they can feel God's greeting and presence in their lives. Therefore, catechists must really understand how to use digital media so that preaching attracts the attention of young people. This article discusses the various benefits of using digital media such as ease of access, interactivity, and flexibility in conveying religious messages. Apart from that, this article also discusses the challenges and ways to overcome problems that arise in the use of digital media in catechesis for young people. In conclusion, digital media can be an effective to catechesis for young people and needs to be developed taking into account the challenges and positive aspects of its use.

This research discusses the importance of developing effective contextual catechesis methods for prospective catechist students, especially in facing modern challenges involving social change, technology and contemporary moral issues. The focus of the research is to understand the integration of these aspects into religious teaching approaches to prepare students to apply religious values ​​in their daily lives. Spiritual challenges in the modern world, including clericalism and restrictions on the scope of catechists, require innovative and adaptive responses in learning and preaching approaches. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach through literature study to investigate relevant literature. It is hoped that the results of this research will provide a theoretical and practical basis for religious educators, enabling prospective catechist students to integrate religious teachings with the context of their lives. Thus, this research contributes to developing catechesis methods that are responsive to changing times, preparing the younger generation to face spiritual challenges wisely in the ever-changing modern era.

Catechesis is the process of faith formation conducted by the Church to assist the faithful in understanding and living the Catholic faith. To design accurate contextual catechesis, catechists need to understand the needs and context of the society. In this regard, social analysis plays an important role in designing contextual catechesis. Social analysis is the process of collecting and analyzing data about society. This article focuses on the role of catechists in optimizing social analysis to design accurate contextual catechesis. The purpose of this article is to explain the role of catechists in optimizing social analysis, as well as the importance of social analysis for contextual catechesis. The issue in this article is how catechists can optimize social analysis to design accurate contextual catechesis. The implication of this study is that catechists need to have a good understanding of social analysis and how to optimize it in designing contextual catechesis. This article uses a qualitative research method with a literature study approach. The data used in this article is secondary data from various sources, such as books, articles, and journals. Based on the research results, it was found that catechists have an important role in optimizing social analysis to design accurate contextual catechesis. Social analysis is important in designing contextual catechesis because it can help catechists understand the needs and context of society, design relevant and effective catechesis, and improve the quality of catechesis.

Elections are the key to democracy. Young people are expected to have an awareness of their responsibilities as citizens by being willing to be involved in preparations until the implementation of the elections later. Given that the 2024 election is dominated by young people as the most voters. The Church also paid attention to the situation. In its work the church is assisted by Catechists in their service to the people. This study aims to determine the role of catechists in increasing the involvement and participation of the younger generation in the 2024 elections. The method used in this study is a literature review. The results of this study show that catechists have a role as political educators for young people, and catechesis of people is a means of accommodating the aspirations, ideas, and ideas of young people, then catechists are also reformers of paradigms about church and state.

The development of the Church is not only because of its leaders, but also develops thanks to the active role of church members, especially young people who are expected to play an important role in developing the church from time to time with the help of Church members as well. The purpose of this research is to encourage and motivate young people to be able to actively participate in church activities, and to make young people realize that they have an important role in developing the church and also to encourage them to have a spirit of service. This type of research uses descriptive research, where the data that has been collected comes from expert data. Descriptive research is research that seeks to describe a symptom, event, incident that is happening at the present time. Observation techniques in this method are carried out by describing the data that has been collected from library research, where this research is carried out with library sources and discusses some of the theories that are reviewed. The results of the study concluded that building faith in a young person is very important because it has useful benefits and meanings. Young people must also have someone to guide the faith, namely a catechist himself. So that young people: can build a noble and commendable youth personality.

This research aims to determine the role of catechists in educating the youth of St. Maria Magdalena Nangahure about the dangers of alcohol. Liquor is a drink that contains alcohol, if consumed excessively and continuously it will be detrimental and dangerous both physically and mentally, thus affecting human behavior and thinking. Other consequences will have an impact on his social life, both with his family and his relationship with the surrounding community. The research subjects were teenagers from St. Maria Mangdalena Nangahure about the dangers of drinking alcohol. The qualitative method is a method that focuses on in-depth observation. Therefore, the use of qualitative methods in research can create a more comprehensive study of a phenomenon. Qualitative research that focuses on humanism or individual and human behavior is a response to the awareness that all consequences of human actions are influenced by internal aspects of the individual.

Catechist participation in lay apostolate in St. Yakobus Mayor Kalibago Barat, such as the areas of life testimony, social participation, contribution of energy, thoughts, are experiencing setbacks caused by a lack of awareness of being involved in the parish, a lack of sense of responsibility, a lack of sensitivity and concern for one another. The purpose of this study is to reveal and describe the concept catechist participation in the lay apostolate. In this study using a type of descriptive qualitative method, regarding catechist participation in lay apostolate. The data obtained in the study were collected through interviews and observation. The data collection system uses in-depth interviews with a number of informants involved in the Catechist participation process, and searches for documents related to participation in online mass media. The results of the study concluded that catechists are inseparable from the lack of awareness of involvement in the parish. Therefore, this research is conducted to make catechists aware of their role in carrying out their duties and responsibilities properly and correctly