Carol J. Dempsey

Carol J. Dempsey, Ph.D., a Dominican Sister from Caldwell, New Jersey, and professor of biblical studies at the University of Portland, Oregon, is the author of eight books, editor of 10 books, and is currently working on Isaiah for Liturgical Press' Wisdom Commentary Series. She specializes in prophets and feminist hermeneutics.

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Statue of St. Veronica

Fourth Sunday of Lent: Celebration and reconciliation

Scripture for Life: Being reconciled to the God of compassion is bound to have a transformative effect on the one who is reconciled, That person will not only be a messenger of reconciliation, but also the embodiment of it. 

A Nativity set from the Charlevoix region of Canada's Quebec province is displayed at the University of Dayton in Ohio Dec. 2, 2019. The feast of the Holy Family is traditionally celebrated the Sunday after Christmas. (CNS/Katie Rutter)

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: A reenvisioning of family

Scripture for Life: As members of the Divine One's family, we are called to learn the way of love.

"The Resurrection," a 1683 engraving by Claude Mellan (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Easter Sunday: Doing the work of Easter

Scripture for Life: To be an Easter people means to do the work of Easter: to work against injustices, to shake up the status quo, to welcome the marginalized and to embrace all creation with healing love.

(Unsplash/Priscilla Du Preez)

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Turning the page

The question is this: Have we who are believers forgotten the Holy One and in doing so, have we forgotten who we truly are?

Migrants, whose boats sank in the sea and who were rescued by the Libyan Coast Guards at the Mediterranean Sea, arrive on a boat at the port in Garaboli, Libya, June 8. (OSV News/Reuters/Ayman al-Sahili)

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The struggle for transformation

Scripture for Life: The litmus test for people of any faith and spirituality today is the measure of how deep their active compassion is for the "other" among them which also includes non-human life, the new migrants of climate change.

Advent 2018: Times of peril, promise

Isaiah's vision of leadership

Preaching truth today: What does it require?