How Are Our Prayers to Saints Different from Necromancy?

Jim Blackburn explains what exactly Catholics are doing when they pray to the saints in Heaven, in order to distinguish that activity from Saul's summoning of the prophet Samuel in 1 Samuel 28:7-20.

Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Apologist, Author, and Speaker. He holds a Masters Degree in Theology from John Paul the Great Catholic University and is the author of several books including 101 Quick Questions With Catholic Answers: Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment, 20 Answers: Scripture and Tradition, 20 Answers: The Papacy, and 20 Answers: Divorce and Remarriage. Jim supervised the Q&A department during his tenure with Catholic Answers where he has also contributed dozens of articles to Catholic Answers Magazine as well as been a regular guest on the Catholic Answers Live radio program for more than ten years.