The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the ...

but that are in the Catholic Bible. In one quote from St. Augustine, he even lists the canon of the Old Testament and it includes the books that are considered apocryphal by Protestantism.

Therefore, today, we discuss the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and, next week, the New. Here is my take on pleasing God: I really want to and try to use my gifts and talents to glorify Him.

Q: What scriptural basis is there for praying for the dead, for their repose, or for praying to the dead, for their intercessions? And in a related way, what scriptural basis is there for the Catholic ...