John Freund, CM
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![Bottling water from drought areas? 2 graphics](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/Final-CA-bottling-map_2.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Bottling water from drought areas? 2 graphics
Bottled-water drinkers, we have a problem: There’s a good chance that your water comes from California, a state experiencing the third-driest year on record. Aquafina and Dasani, simply treat tap water—the same stuff that comes out of your faucet at home—and bottle it up.
![What do sisters do for fun?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/DC-fjun.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
What do sisters do for fun?
Ever wonder what Sisters do for fun? This is exactly what a group of Daughters of Charity set about sharing in a recent “Holy Hangout” on Google+.
![Students enter the experience of Frederic Ozanam](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2012/03/frederic-Rosalie.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Students enter the experience of Frederic Ozanam
St. John’s University students have been invited and challenged to enter into the experience of Frederic Ozanam. Frederic to a Daughter of Charity, Rosalie Rendu, the Mother Theresa of his day, for help in finding God in the midst of so much suffering.
![American Saints – the next 5?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2013/08/Aleteia.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
American Saints – the next 5?
Recognizing American Saints – Five causes currently underway highlight the diversity of American Catholicism.
![Slavery – 2015 World Day of Peace theme](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/Francis-slavery.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Slavery – 2015 World Day of Peace theme
The theme, “Slaves no more, but brothers and sisters” will be the title of the Message for the 48th World Day of Peace, celebrated on 1 January 2015.
![St. Vincent de Paul Image Archive – 15,000 images](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/depaul-image-archive.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
St. Vincent de Paul Image Archive – 15,000 images
Fr. John Rybolt, CM offer an overview and a reminder of the more than 15,000 graphic resources available at the DePaul Image Archive.
![Paint and Pride – Vincentian Artist](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/Iandy-bmore-birds.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Paint and Pride – Vincentian Artist
A Vincentian Family artist uses paint to instill neighborhood pride. His “canvas”, the facade of Loyola’s public safety and transportation building. His assistants, children from the neighborhood. This is story told on ABC TV in Baltimore.
![Archivists of Congregations of Women Religious](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/Provincial-Archivists.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Archivists of Congregations of Women Religious
Dee Gallo was officially installed as president of the Archivists of Congregations of Women Religious.
![Rockin’ and Rollin’ with the Sisters of Leavenworth](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/Leavenworth-rockin.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Rockin’ and Rollin’ with the Sisters of Leavenworth
Rockin' and Rollin' with the Sisters of Leavenworth seems like a very creative way for the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth to interact with students on the campus of the University of St. Mary. Many of their students had never met sisters before. USM students...
![Living in Poverty; Working for Justice](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/08/SVDP-system-change.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Living in Poverty; Working for Justice
As the Vincent de Paul Society pivots from a charity-only model to one that also advocates for social justice and the systemic changes necessary to help those who are working hard to escape the vicious cycle of poverty they have partnered with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, to produce Living in Poverty; Working for Justice.