Barbara Hansen

  • National Catholic Sisters Week Service Projects Have Begun in Grand Rapids

    National Catholic Sisters Week Service Projects Have Begun in Grand Rapids

    March 8, 2019

    Each year during National Catholic Sisters Week we celebrate women religious. From March 8-14 we are encouraged to remember and discover the unwavering spirit of Sisters, experience their ministries, and affirm and honor these women who have meant so much to us. It is a time when the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids invite friends to join […]

  • They Call it Rubble Mountain

    They Call it Rubble Mountain

    November 9, 2018

    “It casts a shadow over the city that they call “new” Stuttgart, raised during the years after World War II. The mountain I stood on is what remains of “old” Stuttgart, razed by bombs dropped by fighter planes. The mountain stands as a permanent reminder to German citizens—and to visitors from all over the world—of the […]

  • Nuns & Nones and Sisters & Seekers Inspires Intergenerational Conversations and Action

    Nuns & Nones and Sisters & Seekers Inspires Intergenerational Conversations and Action

    September 13, 2018

    The Nuns and Nones project seeks to bring these two intergenerational groups together in order to explore new forms of community life, help millennials see models for sustainable activism and create an intergenerational network of connections, what the project’s website describes as “an unlikely alliance across communities of spirit.” Different people emphasized different turning points […]

  • Sisters, Millennials Dialogue: Nuns & Nones Gather

    Sisters, Millennials Dialogue: Nuns & Nones Gather

    May 16, 2018

    In April of 2017, a group of Dominican Sisters and Millennials met for the first time at Dominican Center at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This began what has become an almost regular every other Sunday night gathering. Nationally, these gatherings are named Nuns & Nones but this local one will go by Sisters & […]

  • SisterStory: Sr Barbara Hansen’s Boyfriend Predicted the Convent

    SisterStory: Sr Barbara Hansen’s Boyfriend Predicted the Convent

    June 20, 2017

    In talking with Sister Barbara, I learned that growing up she had never thought about joining a convent. In fact, until her boyfriend, Dale, said something to her it was not a consideration. In her interview she tells the story of the afternoon becoming a sister became a consideration for her. She and Dale were […]

  • Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids 2017 Jubilarians

    Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids 2017 Jubilarians

    April 1, 2017

    A Jubilee is an anniversary when we honor Sisters and Associates and reflect on their unique contributions to our lives. We tell stories, share what we’ve learned from and with one another, and reflect on our joys and sorrows. We celebrate! We honor each Dominican Sister and Associate and the ways that they have shared […]