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Pastoralia
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ISSN : 25799355     EISSN : 27972216     DOI : -
Core Subject : Religion, Humanities, Education, Social,
Religion Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other
Jurnal Pastoralia focuses on interdisciplinary research articles that report empirical research on significant and relevant topics. Meanwhile, the scope of the Jurnal Pastoralia covers the fields of education, theology, pastoral, psychology and other topics that are considered relevant and interesting.
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Ratapan Iman dalam Tradisi Andung Suku Batak Toba Pakpahan, Alek
Pastoralia Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Edisi Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v6i2.227

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This article examines the andung tradition in Batak Toba culture as an expression of faith, grief, and hope from the perspective of Catholic theology through a literature-based approach. Andung is understood not merely as an emotional lament over death, but as a medium of symbolic communication that embodies spiritual, theological, ecological, and social values in the life of the Batak Toba community. In addition to mourning the loss of loved ones, andung also expresses lament over environmental destruction, such as deforestation, river pollution, the degradation of the Lake Toba ecosystem, and the loss of soil fertility, all of which are understood as consequences of human greed and irresponsibility. In this context, andung becomes a moral call to ecological conversion and the restoration of harmonious relationships between humanity and all of creation. This tradition serves to affirm the dignity of life, strengthen communal solidarity, and provide a space for reconciliation and emotional healing in experiences of grief, including ecological grief. This study shows that andung has a strong correspondence of faith with Catholic spirituality concerning death, eschatological hope, ecological responsibility, and respect for the dignity of both humanity and nature. Through an analysis of theological sources and cultural studies, it is found that andung represents a form of inculturation of faith that reflects the relationship between culture and Christian faith within a pastoral context. Andung affirms that grief is not the end of life, but part of the journey toward the fullness of life in Christ and a calling to care for and restore creation. This study contributes to the development of inculturative theology and enriches the understanding of the faithful in interpreting grief as a spirituality of hope and ecological conversion.
Keharmonisan keluarga kristiani dalam perspektif Efesus 5:22–33: sebuah kajian teologis-pastoral Kompas, Myjon
Pastoralia Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Edisi Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v6i2.231

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Family harmony constitutes a fundamental foundation for the life of the Church and society. However, contemporary Christian families are increasingly confronted with social, economic, cultural, and relational challenges that threaten marital unity and stability. In this context, Ephesians 5:22–33 is often interpreted in a normative or literalistic manner, which may generate tension when applied to modern family realities. This article aims to examine the concept of Christian family harmony from a theological-pastoral perspective based on Ephesians 5:22–33 and to reflect on its relevance for contemporary Christian family life. Employing a library research method, this study applies a theological-pastoral approach through biblical text analysis and critical dialogue with theological and pastoral family literature. The findings indicate that Paul’s teaching on the relationship between husband and wife is not intended to legitimize hierarchical or oppressive relations, but rather to call for mutual love, self-giving, and responsibility rooted in the relationship between Christ and the Church. This perspective affirms that Christian family harmony is fostered through the recognition of equal dignity, dialogical communication, and a spirituality of love responsive to contemporary contexts. Therefore, Ephesians 5:22–33 remains a relevant theological-pastoral foundation for nurturing harmonious Christian families amid the challenges of the modern era.
Pengaruh video pembelajaran interaktif terhadap hasil belajar pendidikan agama Katolik siswa SMP Ngongo, Maria Hendritha Lidya; Lango Wuyo, Alexander Kiwan Bumi; Taek, Emilia Dolorosa; Deki Dau, Yoseph Lodowik
Pastoralia Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Edisi Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v6i2.234

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This study aims to analyze the effect of using interactive instructional videos on students’ learning outcomes in Catholic Religious Education at the junior secondary school level. The research employed a quantitative approach with an explanatory design and involved 88 seventh-grade students at SMPK St. Yoseph Freinademetz Kapan, East Nusa Tenggara, selected using a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected through a learning outcomes test and a questionnaire on the use of interactive instructional videos, and were analyzed using simple linear regression. The results indicate that the use of interactive instructional videos has a positive and significant effect on students’ learning outcomes (t = 35.319; p < 0.05). These findings suggest that the integration of interactive video media contributes to increased student engagement and improved understanding of Catholic Religious Education content. This study underscores the importance of utilizing digital media in religious education as a contextual and meaningful pedagogical strategy and provides practical implications for teachers in developing technology-based learning.
La Testimonianza di Giovanni Battista (Giov 1,19–28) come paradigma della Martyria della Chiesa Senda, Siprianus Soleman; Taninas, Gaudensius; Abatan, Yofince
Pastoralia Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Edisi Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v6i2.235

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The Church carries out its mission through five fundamental dimensions: koinonia (communion), diakonia (service), liturgia (worship), kerygma (proclamation), and martyria (witness). Among these, martyria occupies a central role as the witness of faith in Christ in the world. This article aims to analyze the theological meaning of the testimony of John the Baptist in John 1:19–28 and its relevance as a paradigm of the Church’s martyria in the contemporary context. The study employs a qualitative method based on a literature review, using a biblical-theological analytical approach to the text of the Gospel of John. The findings indicate that John’s testimony is characterized by an authentic confession of faith, Christological humility, and a total orientation toward Christ as the center of proclamation. These characteristics affirm that the Church’s martyria is not self-centered but focused on the presence of Christ, made visible through a lived witness and authentic proclamation within the context of the contemporary world. Therefore, the testimony of John can serve as a model for the Church in carrying out its mission of martyria today.
Dialog antar umat beragama sebagai karya pelayanan Gereja Cangkung , Kristian Paskalis
Pastoralia Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Edisi Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v6i2.236

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This article aims to present perspectives on interreligious dialogue as a work of the Church’s ministry. In this view, interreligious dialogue is placed within the framework of the meaning and function of the Church’s presence in the world—namely, to serve humanity—not only within the Christian community but in its unity and wholeness, body and soul, heart and conscience, mind and will. In other words, the Church does not exist for itself but to build and serve the Kingdom of God, which has already begun in this world. Through dialogue, the Church concretely realizes itself in the history of humankind and radiates its identity as a vocation of the Holy Spirit that becomes a sign for the world. Through various dialogical efforts at all levels, the Church increasingly makes itself a sign and instrument of solidarity among religious communities in facing the challenges of our time—such as injustice, poverty, economic inequality, environmental damage, and moral degradation.
DOGMA JAMINAN KESELAMATAN DALAM GEREJA KHATOLIK DAN LUTHERAN BERADASARKAN DOKUMEN JOINT DECLARATION ON THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION TAHUN 1999 Paulinus Tibo; Oddy Adventa Tarigan; Ramli Tua Simarmata
Pastoralia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Edisi Juni
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v7i1.238

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This study aims to analyze and compare the understanding of assurance of salvation in the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church and the tradition of Martin Luther that gave birth to the Lutheran Church. In the Catholic Church, assurance of salvation is understood as a process that takes place through God's grace, sanctification, and the involvement of the faithful in the sacraments and moral life. Meanwhile, the Lutheran tradition emphasizes that salvation is received entirely as a gift from God (sola gratia), through faith (sola fide), and based on the authority of Scripture (sola scriptura), with Christ as the only basis of salvation (solus Christus). The research method used a literature study with a dogmatic-historical approach, examining the documents of the Council of Trent, the Augsburg Confession, Luther's writings, and the magisterial documents of the Catholic Church, including the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ). The research indicates that the JDDJ is an important milestone in modern ecumenism because it affirms the basic agreement between the two traditions: humans are justified solely by grace through faith in Christ, while true faith always produces love and renewal of life. The results of the study show that the main difference lies in emphasis: the Catholic Church highlights the continuity of grace lived out in the sacraments and morality, while Lutherans emphasize the certainty of salvation received through faith that bears the fruit of love. Nevertheless, both agree that salvation is entirely the work of God through Christ. This research is expected to enrich soteriological understanding and strengthen fraternal dialogue between Christian denominations so that the experience of faith is increasingly rooted in God's saving grace.
PANDANGAN GEREJA KATOLIK DAN LUTHERAN TENTANG PEMBENARAN IMAN MENURUT ROMA 3:21-31 M.Marihot Simanjuntak; Mada Corado Tarigan; Elilis Yuvita Siregar; Rotua Yunita Siregar; Yohana Cristy Br Purba
Pastoralia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Edisi Juni
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v7i1.243

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Salvation is a central theme in Christian theology, specifically outlined in Romans 3:21-31, where the Apostle Paul states that humans are justified by faith in Jesus Christ, not by works of the law. This passage forms the basis of theological differences and a point of convergence between the Catholic Church and the Lutheran tradition since the 16th-century Reformation. The Catholic Church views justification as a transformative process involving God's grace, faith, and works of love, while the Lutheran tradition emphasizes sola fide as God's grace given wholly without human contribution. Through qualitative library research analyzing Romans 3:21-31, Reformation history, and Catholic and Lutheran documents, this study finds that both traditions agree salvation comes entirely from  God's  grace  in  Christ,  despite differences in  forensic versus transformational emphases, and results in life transformation. This article also emphasizes the importance of ecumenical dialogue to foster church unity amid ongoing theological differences.  
Struktur Kasta dan Penindasan Perempuan: Analisis Teologi Kontekstual Feminis dalam Budaya Ngada Siprianus Soleman Senda; Yohanes Goa; Yohanes Baptista Virani Wogo; Fladimir Sie
Pastoralia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Edisi Juni
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The caste structure in the culture of Ngada Regency is an integral part of social identity that regulates the relationships, roles, and status of individuals within the community. However, in practice, this structure often has implications for gender inequality, especially for women, who experience marginalization in social, cultural, and symbolic spaces. The main problem of this research is how the caste structure contributes to the oppression of women and how feminist contextual theology can provide a framework for critical reflection on this reality. This research uses a qualitative method with a feminist contextual theological reflection approach, through literature analysis, socio-cultural studies, and theological hermeneutics on women's experiences as locus theologicus. The results show that the caste structure functions not only as a social identity system but also as a power structure that perpetuates gender injustice. From the perspective of feminist contextual theology, the experiences of oppressed women become a source of theological reflection that reveals the call to liberate and restore human dignity as the imago Dei. Thus, feminist contextual theology offers a critical and transformative framework for the Church and society to reflect on, critique, and transform unjust cultural structures towards more equal and humane relationships.
KOMUNIKASI PASTORAL BERBASIS SIBER BAGI KATEKIS Kasmirus Abatan; Yohana Putri Ndeang; Maria Ina Tuto; Maria Herlinda Fallo; Sesilia Aprilinda Ola; Agustina Bere
Pastoralia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Edisi Juni
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70449/pastoral.v7i1.250

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Catechists are lay people called by God to participate in Christ's mission of salvation. In practice, catechists exist amidst cyber-based pastoral communication. Pastoral communication is a form of God's presence, interpreted without the limits of space and time by all believers. This study seeks to examine the issue of cyber-based pastoral communication for catechists. This cyber-based communication is a new reality that the author examines to provide catechists with an understanding of the new elements in their pastoral work. Catechists need to understand the rules that need to be implemented in cyber-based pastoral communication. This study is based on three questions: How do catechists understand cyber-based pastoral communication? How do catechists utilize communication technology in their apostolic work? How do catechists build a new spirituality in cyber-based pastoral communication? These three problem formulations are used as a foundation for the author in presenting the novelty of this study. Furthermore, the study has a research method. This research was conducted using the library research method. In collecting data, the author conducted data collection by reviewing books, scientific journals, and Catholic Church documents that are relevant to the issues to be discussed. The author's data collection technique was carried out by reviewing and examining all sources obtained in the form of book texts, research journals and Catholic Church documents. The results of the discussion are in the form of a study of the existence of catechists in understanding cyber-based pastoral communication, a study of the use of communication technology by catechists in their apostolic work and a new spirituality model built by catechists in building cyber-based pastoral communication. The conclusion is in the form of the overall results of the discussion in a brief, systematic and logical manner.
MULTIKULTURAL DAN SPIRITUALITAS WISATA RELIGI DI WILAYAH PERBATASAN INDONESIA-TIMOR LESTE : (Study di Patung Bunda Maria Teluk Gurita) Desiana Bere; Yunda Mariana Udak; Anna Mariana Balae
Pastoralia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Edisi Juni
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This research aims to analyze the multicultural and spiritual values ​​contained in the religious tourism of the Virgin Mary Statue in Gurita Bay and see its relationship to community life and strengthening national identity in the Indonesia-Timor Leste border area. This research uses a literature study method with a qualitative approach. The results of the research show that the religious tourism of the Virgin Mary Statue at Gurita Bay is a meeting place for various groups of people who come from various social backgrounds, cultures and different community identities. The statue of the Virgin Mary is a symbol of peace and unity in the Indonesia-Timor Leste border area. Through religious activities, going to the statue of the Virgin Mary can strengthen kinship relations and social harmony and can be a means of unifying society even though they live in different countries.

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