Grotto Network | Live Boldly

Welcome to Grotto Network, where we share
stories and insights about living life boldly.

Read this reflective narrative about finding peace after leaving Hollywood.

My Hollywood Dreams Were Coming True, But I Still Felt Empty

Follow these climate change advocates on social media.

How to Use Social Media to Advocate for Climate Change

Read this reflective narrative about how to be a better conversationalist by asking questions.

Questions are Keys that Unlock Doors to Other People

Watch how Goshen Brewing Company has stayed afloat during the pandemic.

He Brews Beers and Community

Meet Corita Kent, Trailblazing Catholic Artist

Visiting Abbey of Gethsemani taught this author many surprising life lessons — read more here.

4 Surprising Life Lessons I Learned at a Monastery

Learn how to write a haiku by following this author's tips.

How to Find a New Creative Outlet in Haiku

The Bergamot band is sharing hope through their music. Watch their story here!

The Bergamot Band Sings Message of Hope

Can't make friends as a grown-up? Take this author's advice.

What to Do if You Have No Friends

Have you tried journaling right when you wake up? This is what the Morning Pages routine taught this author.

The Journaling Exercise that Boosted My Creativity

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Read this reflective narrative about how to be a better conversationalist by asking questions.

Questions are Keys that Unlock Doors to Other People

Article / Relationships

Can't make friends as a grown-up? Take this author's advice.

What to Do if You Have No Friends

Article / Relationships

Celebrate being an introvert by maximizing your gifts — here are three ways to do so.

3 Ways Introverts Can Maximize Their Gifts

Article / Relationships

Have you tried journaling right when you wake up? This is what the Morning Pages routine taught this author.

The Journaling Exercise that Boosted My Creativity

Article / Health & Wellness

Read about the unreal experience of finding out you're pregnant through this couple's eyes.

What It Was Really Like to Find Out I Was Pregnant

Article / Health & Wellness

Watch what it's like teaching during COVID for Andrew, a social studies teacher at Providence Cristo Rey High School.

The Reality of Teaching in a Pandemic

Video / Health & Wellness

Perform a closet cleanse by throwing out these five "deadly items".

5 Things That Should be Banned from a Man’s Closet

Article / Career & Finance

Looking to buy a car? Find out what to know about buying a car here.

Buying Your First Car? Here’s What to Know

Article / Career & Finance

This high school teacher quit her job to follow her dreams of becoming an opera singer.

Singing Opera to Bring Beauty to the World

Video / Career & Finance

Make an Impact

VolunteerTransformHeal

Follow these climate change advocates on social media.

How to Use Social Media to Advocate for Climate Change

Article / Volunteer

Take an inside look here at these teaching programs across America.

An Inside Look at Teaching Service Programs

Article / Volunteer

How do you crowdfund? Detroit SOUP, a community crowdfunding example, provides microgrants to support creative local projects.

Detroit SOUP Builds Community

Video / Volunteer

Learn how to write a haiku by following this author's tips.

How to Find a New Creative Outlet in Haiku

Article / Transform

The Bergamot band is sharing hope through their music. Watch their story here!

The Bergamot Band Sings Message of Hope

Video / Transform

Become aware of these 7 economic development organizations that can help you rethink the economy.

7 Organizations to Help You Rethink the Economy

Article / Transform

Read this reflective narrative about dealing with grief and loss.

Be Gentle, For We Are All Grieving

Read this reflective narrative about recovering from sexual assault.

I Was Hiding My Pain, Not Healing

Watch this woman create tiny purple food pantries for her community during the pandemic.

These DIY Food Pantries are Feeding the Community

Keep the Faith

BeliefCommunityPrayer

Read this reflective narrative about finding peace after leaving Hollywood.

My Hollywood Dreams Were Coming True, But I Still Felt Empty

Article / Belief

Find wonder and awe in life by listening to Grotto's Good and Decent's podcast Episode 1.

Podcast S1 | Ep1: Finding Awe

Read this reflective narrative about God and suffering.

‘I Choose All’ — Even Suffering

Article / Belief

Watch how Goshen Brewing Company has stayed afloat during the pandemic.

He Brews Beers and Community

Video / Community

Meet Corita Kent, Trailblazing Catholic Artist

Article / Community

Visiting Abbey of Gethsemani taught this author many surprising life lessons — read more here.

4 Surprising Life Lessons I Learned at a Monastery

Article / Community

Find out here how a regular fitness routine can help with your prayer life.

Four Ways Fitness Can Help Your Prayer Life

Article / Prayer

Can we be closer to God by reciting the "Our Father" prayer? Does it really work?

How to Start Praying Daily

Article / Prayer

Read "Gardener at Prayer", an Easter poem.

“Gardener at Prayer”

Article / Prayer