The following list is a compilation from a subreddit group of survivors of the Neocatechumenal Way Cult. It is posted here with permission from the page admin:
shit: you.
the old man: you, more formally.
bourgeois: also you. Basically a normal person. Kiko does not like them.
alienated: to live a normal life.
neurotic: having normal human reactions.
natural religiosity: a slur for any form of faith that is not neocatechumenal.
kerygma: you are shit, but God loves you. You are still shit. The good news.
revealed anthropology: death-anxiety makes you a slave to the devil.
circle of death: a closed loop of fear and ego that makes it impossible for you to love anybody. That is why you need us.
ontological: random philosophical word. Mostly paired with death.
ontological death: not literal death. Meaning uncertain. Possibly something close to a feeling of void.
existential: dark, confused, pseudo-philosophical talk.
idol: literally everything. The biggest ones are money and sex.
your demons: your private thoughts. Especially those questioning what exactly you are doing here.
history: the things that happen in your life.
history of salvation: your biography, retold in NCW schema.
love in the dimension of the cross: to be abused in any way, shape, or form.
to lose one's life: which life?
profound / deep: used to qualify something you just said, which was self-evident.
god allows: God's positive, perfect will. The goal is usually humiliation.
having your cross enlightened: rationalization of human suffering using religious language as a defense mechanism and spiritual bypass.
you will not die: don't worry. Deployed with complete confidence in life-or-death situations.
for your good: for our good.
circumcise the intellect: stop thinking.
the Church: your community, the catechists, the Neocatechumenal Way. Usually not the Catholic Church, though the ambiguity is quietly load-bearing.
catechists: not to be confused with catechists in the Catholic sense. Group leaders.
itinerant: upper-level catechist. Stay away.
presbyter: priest.
president: the presbyter during the Eucharist.
the tripod: the three pillars of NCW life — Word, Eucharist, Community. Not to be confused with camera equipment.
to have discernment: not a process. The catechists have it. You don't.
scrutiny: public interrogation about matters of conscience before the assembled community.
to obey: to do what the catechists tell you. They have discernment, remember?
judging: expressing your point of view. Identified as a problem. Usually valid.
guarantors: a buddy assigned to you by the catechists, who reports back to them.
affections: a slur for any normal human emotional bond.
to hate your father / mother: your mommy and daddy issues.
being 1st / 2nd / 3rd child: your birth order carries hidden psychological meaning and can be used to explain your behaviour.
latent homosexual: you are thirty and unmarried. Also deployable in other contexts. No clinical basis required.
rebel: you don't comply with NCW doctrine.
embittered: you left and you are angry.
deceived by the devil: you left and you were right to.
being a Christian: you are not one. Sometimes synonymous with being in the Way.
it's not Christian: it is not NCW-compliant. Commonly applied to reporting abuse, crimes, etc.
mature faith: the finished product of thought reform.
to be free: to do everything the NCW demands. If you are Carmen: to be rude to other people.
to make a sign: to sell something of great emotional or monetary value at the direction of the catechists.
being open to life: officially, rejecting artificial contraception. In practice, an elastic concept that expands to cover any sacrifice the community requires. Paying the tithe is also being open to life.
tithe: mandatory ten percent of gross income, paid to the community.
God provides: theological cover for financial decisions that would otherwise require a risk assessment.
be generous: we don't have the money to pay for the convivence.
the 100th fold: can be literally anything. Definitely not a 100x monetary return on investment promised during the second scrutiny.
Courage!: replaces genuine human emotions — compassion, acknowledgment, sitting with someone in their pain. Suitable for bereavement, abuse disclosure, marital collapse, mental health crisis, and general Tuesday afternoons. Extended forms: Courage, brother (you are alone in this); Courage, brothers (you are all alone in this, together).
the world: everything outside NCW
Pharaos: the bishops against NCW
Israel's daughters: The girls in the NCW. During the pilgrimages, the catechists were used to repeat:"You shall marry the Israel's daughters"
Scrutatio: A sort of lectio divina
Agape: The banquet at the end of important celebrations (and your reward for listening to the catechists drone on for hours)
encouragement: public papal slap on the wrists
Catholic Itinerary: a Catholic movement. Definitely not a cult.
approved by the Vatican: beyond scrutiny. (Pun intended.)
sent by the Pope: not sent by the Pope. Received a blessing among thousands of people.
initiators: the founders. A regular word for regular founders of a regular movement.
crisis: doubts about God. dark / deep crisis: doubts about the Way. Considerably more serious.
concrete facts: the hard facts of your life. Very hard.
to fight: to be in a constant state of spiritual alertness. Indistinguishable from anxiety.
thankful to the Way: loyal to the organization. faithful to the Way: also loyal to the organization. A slightly more advanced form.
to stand up: to literally stand up and run onto a stage in front of thousands of people, signifying your availability for priesthood, consecrated life, or mission.
two-by-two: a seven-day mission with a partner, no money, no plan. Resembles homelessness.
traditio: knocking on doors, Jehovah's Witness style.
redditio: telling your life story in front of the whole parish. Mentioning your sins is not optional — if you don't, people may even think you are a good person. Terrible.
merkabah: the draw that assigns mission destinations by chance.
the market: the arrangements made before the draw. The hand of God, assisted.
being sent to the Domus: you are a teenager with multiple socio-psychological difficulties and are sent to a remote location in Israel. Neocat rehab. (How many of us know priests or seminarians sent there?!)
berakah: blessing before a meal.
ketubah: the marriage contract between God and the community. You are married now. Mazel tov!
pagan: anyone not in the Way. Jews excluded.
child of the Way: born in the group. Has never known anything else.
to sell your birthright: to leave. Comes with complimentary threat of damnation.
fantastic / wonderful!: deployed after someone discloses something terrible. Meaning: things are bad, but nobody cares. A close relative of Courage!
Judas: anyone who questions or calls out the NCW on their bullshit
crisis: having second thoughts or rebelling against the Way
rebellion: being a normal teenager that sees the NCW as the cult and/or making shit up so you can shout it from the microphone (usually sexual in nature)
