Grotto Network - Live Boldly

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

Check out this gift guide for Christmas shopping in Chicago.

Your 2022 Chicago Gift Guide

Read this reflective narrative about

“In This Place, I Find Hope”

Watch this coptic artist show the magic behind icon painting.

The Art Behind the Icon

Try these stretches while at work to keep your body strong and flexible.

Hunched Over a Desk All Day? Use These 3 Stretches to Loosen Up

Learn how to have a hygge winter in Chicago with these different ways.

How to Have a Hygge Chicago Holiday

Show compassion by learning these four new ways for how to help immigrants here.

4 Ways You Can Support the Immigrant Community

Read to learn about how reading a book by Julian of Norwich can bring you peace.

Finding Comfort in This Medieval Woman’s Words

Watch this first generation college student be welcomed in the Notre Dame community.

Notre Dame Surprises First Generation College Student

Read this reflective narrative about embracing a different culture after you move — this author came to the United States from Honduras.

Finding Myself in a New Country

Download these free delicious fall recipes.

Free Download: Warm Up Your Kitchen With These Fall Recipes

Navigate Life

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Check out this gift guide for Christmas shopping in Chicago.

Your 2022 Chicago Gift Guide

Article / Career & Finance

Watch how changing careers impacted this woman's life.

Delivering Joy — One Party at a Time

Video / Career & Finance

Learn these first job tips to find the right first job after college.

Just Starting Your Career? Heed This Advice From a CEO

Article / Career & Finance

Try these stretches while at work to keep your body strong and flexible.

Hunched Over a Desk All Day? Use These 3 Stretches to Loosen Up

Article / Health & Wellness

Learn how to have a hygge winter in Chicago with these different ways.

How to Have a Hygge Chicago Holiday

Article / Health & Wellness

Learn these simple methods for how to face your fears of being the first to do something.

It’s Not Easy Being First — Here’s How to Take the Leap

Article / Health & Wellness

Learn how to rekindle a marriage with these tips.

Is Your Marriage Missing a Spark? Here’s How to Rekindle the Flame

Article / Relationships

Read about how this couple seeks solidarity after watching the 'Easter Sunday' movie.

What I Learned From Being the First Interracial Couple in My Family

Article / Relationships

Read this reflective narrative about a first generation student at the University of Notre Dame.

How I Navigated Life as a First-Generation College Student

Article / Relationships

Make an Impact

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Read this reflective narrative about

“In This Place, I Find Hope”

Read this reflective narrative about having faith as a child of immigrant parents.

“Where Would I Be If I Never Left?”

Read this reflective narrative about making a house a home.

A Place To Come Home To

How Magical Realism Helped Form My Imagination

Article / Transform

Watch this first generation college student be welcomed in the Notre Dame community.

Notre Dame Surprises First Generation College Student

Video / Transform

Watch what this comedian learned from trying something new.

Being the First To Stand Up

Video / Transform

Show compassion by learning these four new ways for how to help immigrants here.

4 Ways You Can Support the Immigrant Community

Article / Volunteer

Watch and meet the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.

Sister Connie’s Groceries

Video / Volunteer

What is sustainable seafood? This author answers that question here, and why it's important for our planet.

How to Start Consuming Seafood Sustainably

Article / Volunteer

Keep the Faith

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Watch this coptic artist show the magic behind icon painting.

The Art Behind the Icon

Read to learn about how reading a book by Julian of Norwich can bring you peace.

Finding Comfort in This Medieval Woman’s Words

Article / Belief

Watch this family-owned business thrive on family recipes in Chicago.

A Taste of Home: A Grotto Short Film

The Magic of Mythical Storytelling

Article / Community

Read this reflective narrative about embracing a different culture after you move — this author came to the United States from Honduras.

Finding Myself in a New Country

Article / Community

Who was Mother Cabrini? Listen to this Spotify playlist inspired by her life.

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Article / Community

What is the purpose of art, specifically abstract? This author reflects on that question here.

What’s the Point of Abstract Art? Maybe It’s How it Works on our Hearts

Article / Prayer

How do we know God exists? This man believes he found Him in the desert.

How Do I Know God Exists? He Found Me in the Desert

Article / Prayer

Do we have proof of God?

5 Ways We Can Find Proof of God’s Existence

Article / Prayer