Single Again Council - Baltimore MD

In May, 1989, a group of individuals met to explore ways to expand Catholic Ministry
to the separated, divorced and widowed. In inaugrating the Catholic Single Again Council ( C.S.A.C. ), these leaders built upon the poineering work, at the Archdiocesan level, office of Evangelization done by Sr. Kate Birch, S.S.N.D. and SWORD.

The acronym SWORD ( Separated, Widowed or Divorced ) has since been replaced,
but the efforts of the volunteers who now make up the Single Again Council continue to have a productive association with the Archdiocese of Baltimore in continuing this essential ministry to those in need throughout the community.

Many years ago, Sr Joannes Clifford, R.S.M, a teacher and alumni advisor to the women graduates of Mercy High School, became aware that there was a lack of support ( at the parish level ) for graduates, and some of their parents, who were experiencing the trauma of broken relationships and marriages. Seeing the need to address this growing situation and feeling the compassion to take action, Sr Joannes took a leave of absence from her teaching duties to persue studies with Fr. James Young. continues via this link