Grotto Network - Live Boldly

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

Need help finding your community in Chicago? Good news — Grotto can help!

Guess Who’s New in Town? Grotto Chicago

Download these free Advent coloring pages to help reflect on the holiday season.

Free Download: Advent Coloring Pages

Download this free recipe for vegan stew.

Comfort in Cold Weather: Winter Beefless Stew

Learn why you should watch "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" and what it has to teach you.

What Makes ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ an Extraordinary Show

Read these five steps for how to feel at home when moving to a new city.

5 Ways to Feel at Home in Your New City

Watch how this dance teacher helps others in his community.

Providing a Home Through Dance

Learn about your deepest desires by asking "What do I want?"

Gatsby’s Great Desire Leaves Us Wondering What We Really Want

Read "Noisy Praise", a poem about praising God.

“Noisy Praise”

Listen to Good & Decent's Season 2 opener about two people who celebrate life.

Good and Decent S2 | E1: Gratitude Despite

Listen to this Spotify playlist that features songs about gratitude.

Gratitude Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Navigate Life

RelationshipsHealth & WellnessCareer & Finance

Learn why you should watch "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" and what it has to teach you.

What Makes ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ an Extraordinary Show

Article / Relationships

Read these five steps for how to feel at home when moving to a new city.

5 Ways to Feel at Home in Your New City

Article / Relationships

Watch how this village carpenter builds furniture and relationships.

Building Furniture & Community for the Neighborhood

Video / Relationships

Listen to Good & Decent's Season 2 opener about two people who celebrate life.

Good and Decent S2 | E1: Gratitude Despite

Video / Health & Wellness

Listen to this Spotify playlist that features songs about gratitude.

Gratitude Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Article / Health & Wellness

Feeling weighed down by expectations? Get outside and see that everyday problems are smaller than the world around us.

Relief in the Green: Finding Yourself in Nature

Article / Health & Wellness

Feeling stuck in a fixed mindset? Learn how to push for growth here.

How to Change the Way You Confront Challenges

Article / Career & Finance

Have you watched 'Squid Game' yet?

What’s Behind ‘Squid Game’ Appeal? Debt and Economic Despair

Article / Career & Finance

Learn here why a win-win relationship is important and how to create one.

Are Your Relationships Too Competitive? Try Shifting to Win/Win

Article / Career & Finance

Make an Impact

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Watch how this dance teacher helps others in his community.

Providing a Home Through Dance

Video / Transform

Learn about your deepest desires by asking "What do I want?"

Gatsby’s Great Desire Leaves Us Wondering What We Really Want

Article / Transform

Watch how Trey Gray tells his Huntington's disease story through drumming.

20 Short Videos that Will Inspire You to Be More Grateful

Article / Transform

Learn how to listen to your inner voice, not the many other voices you may hear.

The Voices In Your Life — Where Do They Come From? Which Can You Trust?

Read about how to make a pilgrimage plan to pray for racial justice.

5 Steps to Create a Response to Racism in Your Neighborhood

Here's how you can help stop domestic violence.

What We Can All Do to End Domestic Violence

Learn how to reduce waste from your carry out orders with the green-pack it movement.

How I’m Reducing All My Carry Out Waste

Article / Volunteer

Read about how to get connected with others to learn about how to help the homeless.

You Can Help the Homeless by Giving Your Time — and a Listening Ear

Article / Volunteer

Learn more about what is St. Vincent de Paul Society and who is serves.

What is the St. Vincent de Paul Society?

Article / Volunteer

Keep the Faith

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Need help finding your community in Chicago? Good news — Grotto can help!

Guess Who’s New in Town? Grotto Chicago

Article / Community

Meet St. Oscar Romero, the man who gave his life for the people of El Salvador.

How St. Oscar Romero Changed My Life

Article / Community

Read about the Black Saints Matter Project and why it's important.

The Inspiration Behind the ‘Black Saints Matter’ Project

Article / Community

Read "Noisy Praise", a poem about praising God.

“Noisy Praise”

Article / Prayer

Read this reflective narrative about being angry with God.

What the **** Lord? And Other Prayers

Article / Prayer

Read about how having a good spiritual director can help your relationship with God, no matter who you are.

Why a Spiritual Director Just Might Be What You Need

Article / Prayer

Read how Memento Mori can help improve your life and relationships.

Memento Mori: How Remembering Our Death Helps Us Live

Article / Belief

Watch married duo Scott and Elisabeth Williams tell the story about how and why Sock Religous became a family business.

Bringing Joy Through Fun and Faith-Inspired Socks

Read here why On Being should be the podcast you should listen to.

This Podcast Explores the Deepest Questions We Can Ask

Article / Belief