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If you are praying to anyone other than God you need to read up on your verses again.

The problem with this line of thought, as with every Protestant argument, is one of semantics. In this case, the word is: "Pray."

When the Apostles spoke with Jesus on earth, were they praying to Him? No. When we speak with Jesus now, are we praying to Him? Yes. What's the difference? One is communication with a person physically present on earth and the other is communication with a person in heaven. If your definition of prayer is solely "communication with God," you must submit that when the Apostles were talking to Jesus while fishing that they were "praying." This, of course, is nonsense.

For a Catholic, the word "prayer" does not mean "conversing with God." It means communication with those no longer on earth - God included. When we invoke the intercessions of the Saints, we are asking our brothers and sisters who are no longer on this earth and in union with God to pray for us, just as you, as a Protestant, would ask a friend on earth to pray for you. Unless you can think of another way to communicate with a person who is in heaven, Catholics will continue "praying" to our friends in heaven.

But that's the difference.... Catholics do not understand God. In fact Catholics are about as far from God as mormons are. The fact is that the only person that move and change your life is God through the power of Jesus Christ. If it's God's will it will be done. The only person you should ever be speaking to his him.