Clida Ellison "was an absolute pillar of the church," says a former pastor of Gesu Catholic Church in northwest Detroit. (Patricia Harrington)

Clida Ellison, Detroit lector, cook and mother of independent-minded sons

Coronavirus
Parish
People
May 6, 2020

Saints Next Door: When Clida Ellison died of complications of COVID-19 at age 82, the pandemic prevented a funeral at the parish where she "was so beloved. She could have easily packed Gesu Church under normal circumstances."

After 175 years, Monroe IHMs going strong and teaching green

EarthBeat
Mar 13, 2020

Michigan's oldest established congregation of Catholic sisters made their mark as pioneering educators by opening a school in 1845. Now, 175 years later, they're teaching us how to live green.