Part of You Is Already in Heaven (The Ascension Changes Everything)

Part of You Is Already in Heaven (The Ascension Changes Everything)

From Chris Stefanick Catholic Show by Chris Stefanick | Real Life Catholic

May 16, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

Chris Stefanick reflects on the significance of the Ascension and its implications for humanity and personal grief.

Ascension Sunday — What does it mean that Jesus ascended into heaven in a human body? More than you might think. In this week's Sunday Gospel reflection, Chris shares a deeply personal story about a miscarriage 17 years ago — and the surprising consolation that came with it: the realization that a part of his flesh was already on the other side, already with the Lord. That's not just his story. Because of the Ascension of our Lord, it's your story too. Jesus didn't just ascend as God. He ascended as fully God and fully man — which means our humanity, our full humanity, is now inserted into the very life of the Trinity. Not absorbed. Not dissolved. But there — a human being in the midst of heavenly glory. And here's what that means for you: wherever you are today — in grief, in longing, in a midlife crisis wondering why nothing ever fully satisfies — part of you has already made it. The head of the Body of Christ is already in glory, and where the head is, the body will follow. Watch this reflection and let the Ascension do what it was meant to do: change how you see absolutely everything. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Chris says the Ascension means "a part of our humanity is already in…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Stefanick

Topics covered

  • Ascension
  • grief
  • humanity
  • faith
  • spiritual reflection

Keywords

  • Ascension
  • heaven
  • human body
  • miscarriage
  • spirituality
  • Christianity
  • faith

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