Grotto Network - Live Boldly

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

Download this guide for exploring Near North Side, Chicago.

Free Download: What to See, Eat, Explore, Do, Try Near North Side

Get to know Near North Side, a Chicago neighborhood, by reading this local's guide.

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Near North Side

Check out these suggestions for six sustainable gifts that can help protect the earth and make your loved ones happy.

6 Sustainable Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Read this article to learn how moving back home after college could change your life for the better.

Why It’s OK to Move Home After College

Read this article for tips to set healthy boundaries in relationships and provide you with peace of mind in future interactions.

Boundaries 101: Creating Space

Find out how new family traditions can bring your loved ones closer together and facilitate meaningful memories.

The Power in Creating New Traditions

Listen to Good & Decent's reflection on the importance of listening emphasized by a community initiative helping people to feel heard.

Good and Decent EP 23: Free Listening

With these tips, learn how to pay off student loans while still maintaining a high quality of life.

How I Paid Off Student Loans (And Found Peace During It)

Read this reflective narrative about cooking cultural foods to connect with family history and heritage.

Cooking Was My Way Back to My Puerto Rican Roots

Read this article for three tips to develop healthy adult sibling relationships, regardless of your differences and past.

3 Ways You Can Repair a Sibling Relationship

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Read this article for tips to set healthy boundaries in relationships and provide you with peace of mind in future interactions.

Boundaries 101: Creating Space

Article / Relationships

Find out how new family traditions can bring your loved ones closer together and facilitate meaningful memories.

The Power in Creating New Traditions

Article / Relationships

Read this article for three tips to develop healthy adult sibling relationships, regardless of your differences and past.

3 Ways You Can Repair a Sibling Relationship

Article / Relationships

Listen to Good & Decent's reflection on the importance of listening emphasized by a community initiative helping people to feel heard.

Good and Decent EP 23: Free Listening

Video / Health & Wellness

Learn how to politely decline an invitation to a holiday party with these tips to take you through the season.

How to (Politely) Decline a Holiday Gathering

Article / Health & Wellness

Read this article to find out how reparenting can help you learn some of the lessons you missed growing up.

What is Reparenting — And How Can it Help You?

Article / Health & Wellness

Check out these suggestions for six sustainable gifts that can help protect the earth and make your loved ones happy.

6 Sustainable Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Article / Career & Finance

With these tips, learn how to pay off student loans while still maintaining a high quality of life.

How I Paid Off Student Loans (And Found Peace During It)

Article / Career & Finance

Have you been asking yourself, "Should I go to grad school?" Watch this episode of Don't Say Ad*lting before you turn in any applications.

Should You Go to Graduate School?

Video / Career & Finance

Make an Impact

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Read this article to learn how moving back home after college could change your life for the better.

Why It’s OK to Move Home After College

Article / Transform

Listen to Good and Decent's reflection on the innovative ideas that make us feel like we're already living in the future.

Good and Decent EP 22: The Future is Freaky!

Video / Transform

Read this article about one mom teaching the importance of human connection to her son as she raises him in a time filled with AI tools and automated experiences.

How to Navigate Using Artificial Intelligence Ethically

Article / Transform

Learn how to love your broken family and heal from your past while still bettering yourself for future relationships.

How I’ve Learned to Heal From an Imperfect Family

Read this reflective narrative about Camp John Marc, a place for kids with chronic illnesses and disabilities, and the joy in this special space.

Joy That Refuses To Be Eclipsed

Find out how using humor to cope can help you see laughter as a promise and source of hope.

The Promise of “One Day, You’ll Laugh About This”

Watch how Vince's community cleanup in San Francisco beautifies the area and brings awareness to care for the earth.

In the Can, Not the Bay

Video / Volunteer

Learn how Sacred Grounds unites people of different faiths through their shared love for creation.

How a Program is Restoring Ecosystems and Cultivating Unity

Article / Volunteer

Learn about what 'wishful recycling' is and tips for stopping it.

What You Need to Know About ‘Wishful Recycling’

Article / Volunteer

Keep the Faith

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Get to know Near North Side, a Chicago neighborhood, by reading this local's guide.

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Near North Side

Article / Community

Read this piece to learn more about the cultural, historical, and familial significance of fry bread for Native Americans.

Love in the Making: Frybread

Article / Community

Watch how the People's Market in Skid Row, Los Angeles, is building equality through quality food and jobs.

Finding Solace in a Skid Row Convenience Store

Video / Community

Read "Garden Party", a St. Francis poem.

“Garden Party”

Article / Belief

Learn how the message of Jurassic Park connects to the Catholic view on the church and technology. One man of faith shares his perspective.

How Catholicism — and Jurassic Park — Can Inform Our Discussions on Future Tech

Article / Belief

Listen to Good & Decent's latest episode reflecting on the benefits of laughing and inspirational comedians.

Good and Decent EP 21: Comedy of Life

Who was St. Faustina? Listen to this curated Spotify playlist inspired by her life.

St. Faustina Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Playlist / Prayer

Reconnect with nature after reading about the effects it can have on you.

What Happens When We Reconnect with Nature

Article / Prayer

Learn how to pray here if you're new to the practice.

New to Prayer? Here are 3 Creative Ways to Approach It

Article / Prayer