ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM GOALS

(1) be configured in their very being to Jesus Christ, head , shepherd, and spouse of the Church. - In Philippians 3:8-9, Paul states that for the sake of Christ, he considers all things as rubbish in order to gain Christ and be found in him.  If I truly understand and know Christ, then there should be nothing more that I want to do in my life than be configured to him.  If I pursue to be configured to Christ, then I must share in his sufferings and conform to his death (Phil. 3:10)

(5) bring the faithful into a unified family and coordinate all the gifts and charisms which the Spirit inspires in the community. - In Philippians 3:15-16, Paul moves from a teacher using individual stories to a motivator to the community when he starts using words like "we" and "us."  No matter what our pursuit for the prize is individually, we must always end up working to help others with everything they have to offer to reach the goal of salvation.

(6) live continently without wife or family and love the Church in the total and exclusive manner in which Christ loves her. - In Philippians 3:8, Paul states that he accepts the loss of all things to gain Christ.  Not that wife and family are rubbish, but God is calling me to live a celibate live, then I accept the loss of those things, so that I and others may gain Christ.

(7) use material goods lovingly and responsibly, care for the poor and weakest and make themselves available to be sent wherever their work is needed. - In Philippians 3:10, Paul states that we must share in the suffering by being conformed to his death.  There are always going to be people who are poor and weak in this world, but I must challenge myself to be able to sacrifice anything for the betterment of people.  This is a goal, because Christ did the same for me.

(9) consecrate their lives to God and unite themselves more closely every day to Christ the High Priest. - In Philippians 3:13-14, Paul states that while forgetting what is behind and straining towards what lies ahead, he will continue his pursuit for the prize, which is the upward calling of God in Christ.  Like Paul, I to will consecrate my life to God pursuing his call.  By forgetting the past and keeping my eyes on the prize, I will better unite myself daily to Christ in his sufferings and death (Phil. 3: 10).