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Marselina Y. Luju
Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus
Religion Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Public Health Social Sciences

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Communal Solidarity and Familial Bonds as Social Capital for Catechetical Ministry Agustinus Manfred Habur; Marselina Y. Luju; Adrianus Jebarus
Interdisciplinary Social Studies Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Regular Issue: October-December 2025
Publisher : International Journal Labs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/iss.v5i1.977

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This study explores how communal solidarity and familial bonds function as forms of social capital that strengthen catechetical ministry in rural Catholic communities, drawing evidence from the pastoral reality of Stasi Rondo Woing. Although the community faces persistent challenges—such as limited catechist formation, low participation, and geographical constraints—the research reveals that deeply rooted cultural values of mutual cooperation, kinship, and shared responsibility provide a powerful foundation for revitalizing faith formation. Using a qualitative approach involving interviews, observations, and documentation, the study shows that these social capital dimensions significantly shape how catechesis is received, practiced, and sustained. Communal solidarity encourages collective engagement in catechetical gatherings, while family-based relational networks foster intergenerational transmission of faith and leadership emergence within small Christian communities. When catechesis is integrated into these relational and cultural structures, it becomes more relevant, participatory, and transformative, enabling the community to take active ownership of its spiritual development. This study concludes that leveraging communal and familial social capital is essential for building resilient and empowered catechetical ministries in rural settings, offering a model that aligns with contextual pastoral approaches and supports long-term ecclesial vitality.
When Society Secularizes: Exploring The Transformative Power of Catechesis For Faith Resilience Agustinus Manfred Habur; Marselina Y. Luju; Adrianus Jebarus
Jurnal Impresi Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Impresi Indonesia
Publisher : Riviera Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58344/jii.v5i1.7488

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This study examines how catechesis can serve as a transformative force for sustaining faith resilience in communities negotiating the pressures of secularization and rapid social change. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in Stasi Rondo Woing, Diocese of Ruteng, Indonesia—a rural Catholic community marked by communal solidarity, dense kinship networks, and limited pastoral infrastructure—the findings reveal that secularizing influences reshape religious participation by shifting priorities and weakening traditional transmission pathways. Yet the social capital embedded in communal and familial life emerges as a critical resource sustaining faith. When catechesis is contextual, dialogical, and rooted in these relational networks, it strengthens believers’ capacity to interpret social change through a faith lens and fosters resilient religious identity. The article argues that catechesis becomes transformative not through doctrinal instruction alone but through its ability to mobilize social capital and embed faith formation within everyday communal life.
Co-Authors Adrianus Jebarus Agustinus Manfred Habur