What Will We Be Like in Heaven? (The Drew Mariani Show)

What happens after death? It’s a question every human being eventually asks. On The Drew Mariani Show, a fascinating conversation explored the Church’s teaching on the resurrection of the body and the breathtaking future awaiting those who belong to Christ. Drew and guest Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ began the discussion with the risen Jesus Himself. After the Resurrection, Christ was not merely restored to earthly life. He appeared transformed in “glory and power and spirit,” yet still fully embodied. The Apostles recognized continuity with the Jesus they had known before the Crucifixion: His wounds remained visible, He ate with them, and He spoke to them personally. Yet something about Him had changed so profoundly that they worshipped Him as Lord. The Gospels repeatedly emphasize this mystery. Jesus passes through locked doors, appears suddenly, and radiates divine glory. As Fr. Spitzer explained, before the Resurrection the disciples saw Christ’s humanity first and understood His divinity through His miracles. After the Resurrection, they encountered His divinity shining so clearly that His humanity seemed revealed through it. St. Paul points to this same destiny for believers in 1 Corinthians 15. Christians are promised not merely restored bodies, but glorified bodies, transformed and imperishable. The Church teaches that, at the final resurrection, the faithful will share in Christ’s glorified life. No longer subject to suffering, decay, or death, the body will be united perfectly with the soul in everlasting communion with God. The conversation also reflected on the hope Christians carry even now. Death is not annihilation. Christ’s Resurrection changed everything. Because He conquered death, those who remain faithful to Him can look toward eternity not with fear, but with anticipation. As the Fr. Spitzer beautifully summarized, Heaven is not becoming less human. It is becoming fully alive in Christ. The best way to listen to the Best of the Week is on our #1 Free Catholic App. It’s free, and always will be! To get and share the Relevant Radio app, check it out here.