The resurrection must be seen in connection with the body. Many fundamental elements of Catholic doctrine concern the human body: the child's body in the manger, the Eucharist as the gift of the body, the resurrection of Christ's body, our own resurrection. I believe that our difficulties in understanding the resurrection stem from our tendency to view the human body as a bag of flesh and bones. However, the body is more than that. It allows us to be with others. At the same time, it limits us. If I were in the next room, I could not be here with you; when someone dies, I cannot talk to them.
Therefore, the resurrection of the body is much more than just the revival of some corpse. It is a transformation of the way Christ is present to us, overcoming all the boundaries set by our corporeality. We can view the resurrection as a transformation of Christ into a state where perfect unity occurs.
(Timothy Radcliffe OP /*1945/, excerpt from the book conversation I call you friends, 2000)
