All four raised the dead, and prayed for them before they were raised; therefore, they prayed for the dead, and it is recorded in Scripture. It’s inescapable logic: 1) Elijah: 1 Kings 17:17-24 (17:21: ...

Jun. 18—Living in the mid- to late Ninth Century B.C., the prophet Elisha succeeded his mentor Elijah to perform many miracles including healing the sick, raising the dead, parting the waters of the ...

Elijah fed by the ravens, by Giovanni Lanfranco. (Credit: Wikicommons.) Listen The witness of the prophet Elijah echoes through the ages. The holy man’s life was filled with intense prayer and ...

To say farewell or not to say farewell, that isn’t the only question. Today’s First Reading and Gospel go hand-in-hand. In the First Reading, Elijah prepares Elisha to succeed him as prophet. Elisha ...