Catholic Replies
Editor’s Note: This series on the Bible is from the book Catholicism & Scripture. Please feel free to use the series for high schoolers or adults. We will continue to welcome your questions for the column as well. See the contact information at the end of this column. Special Course On Catholicism And Scripture (Chapter 11) Following the path of other Old Testament wives who were barren (Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel), Hannah pleaded with God for a son and promised that she would dedicate him to God as a Nazarite, like Samson, who would not drink wine or liquor or let his hair be cut. God heard her plea and Hannah bore a son whom she named Samuel. She turned him…Continue Reading