Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body

As Catholics, we imagine within the resurrection of the body. We profess it in our creed. We’re taught that to bury and pray for the dead are corporal and non secular works of mercy. We honor the dead in our Liturgy throughout the rite of Christian burial. We do all of this, and more, because when Jesus Christ took on flesh for the salvation of our souls he also bestowed great dignity on our bodies.

In Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body, Scott Hahn explores the importance of death and burial from a Catholic viewpoint. The promise of the bodily resurrection brings into focal point the will for the dignified care of our bodies at the hour of death. Unpacking both scripture and Catholic teaching, Hope to Die reminds us that we are destined for glorification at the last day.

Our bodies have been made by a god who loves us. Even in death, those bodies point to the mystery of our salvation.