Like its environs, the Jewish community of Austin, Texas, has a youthful feel. Situated in a city known for live music, the University of Texas (UT) campus, and the founding of Michael Dell's computer technology giant in his UT dorm room, the 40-acre Dell Jewish Community Campus mirrors the relatively new infrastructure in the rest of Austin.
The Jewish Community Center of Austin opened its doors in 2000, in stark contrast with other Jewish communities in Texas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio) and elsewhere that have had JCCs for more than a century. But what Jay Rubin refers to as a "21st-century city" just got outfitted with some 19th-century style.
DENVER (CNA/EWTN News) — Derrick Yearout has come a long way from his homeless, drug-addicted days. After changing his life and getting off the streets he made a pilgrimage to Rome, which he says has given him a new outlook on life.
"Do I feel that the trip to Rome made a difference in my life? Yes, it has it has allowed me to look at how I used to be and how I am now by opening my eyes to the world as it is, and not how I thought it was," Yearout told CNA Oct. 27, shortly after returning from Rome.
