Grotto Network - Live Boldly

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

Listen to the second episode of Don't Say Adulting on how to buy a car.

How Do You Buy a Used Car?

Learn how emotional maturity can help you grow and how prioritizing it can show real success.

How Emotional Maturity Can Help You Grow

Thinking about quitting your job? Read this ex-WSJ reporter's interview on why he left his dream job.

Why This Ex-Wall Street Journal Reporter Left His Dream Job

Check out things to do in Krakow by following Grotto's travel guide here.

Grotto’s Travel Guide to Kraków

Struggling with medical trauma is difficult. This author provides a possible answer to dealing with it.

Struggling With Medical Trauma? Love is the Answer

Watch how this stand up comedian is talking about mental health during his show, specifically his own mental health struggles.

The Compassion Behind Comedy

Follow these seven habits if you want to take charge of your life.

7 Habits to Help You Take Charge of Your Life

Read this reflective narrative about how to find your self worth after feeling like you have failed.

I Got the Degree, but Not the Life That Was Promised With It

Do these 3 things to find your calling.

3 Things to Do to Help You Find Your Calling

Learn the importance of mentorship by reading this interviewee's experiences on being mentored and being a mentor to students.

Why We Could All Use a Mentor

Navigate Life

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Learn how emotional maturity can help you grow and how prioritizing it can show real success.

How Emotional Maturity Can Help You Grow

Article / Health & Wellness

Check out things to do in Krakow by following Grotto's travel guide here.

Grotto’s Travel Guide to Kraków

Article / Health & Wellness

Watch how this stand up comedian is talking about mental health during his show, specifically his own mental health struggles.

The Compassion Behind Comedy

Video / Health & Wellness

Listen to the second episode of Don't Say Adulting on how to buy a car.

How Do You Buy a Used Car?

Video / Career & Finance

Thinking about quitting your job? Read this ex-WSJ reporter's interview on why he left his dream job.

Why This Ex-Wall Street Journal Reporter Left His Dream Job

Article / Career & Finance

Follow these seven habits if you want to take charge of your life.

7 Habits to Help You Take Charge of Your Life

Article / Career & Finance

Read this poem about that's about misnomers.

“Misnomers”

Article / Relationships

Check out this list for how to celebrate Palentine's Day in Chicago.

Best Friends Unite! 30 Ideas for Celebrating Palentine’s Day in Chicago

Article / Relationships

Discover how we can transition into a healthier human relationship with nature.

Connecting With the Gentle Giants of the Ocean

Article / Relationships

Make an Impact

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Struggling with medical trauma is difficult. This author provides a possible answer to dealing with it.

Struggling With Medical Trauma? Love is the Answer

Learn what "get back on the horse" means to this author — both literally and figuratively.

Why You Should Get Back on the Horse

Watch how this farmer answers the question, "What are goats good for?"

These Goats Have a Super Power

Read this reflective narrative about how to find your self worth after feeling like you have failed.

I Got the Degree, but Not the Life That Was Promised With It

Article / Transform

Read this reflective narrative about slowing down in life.

A Tiny Lesson on Living Simply

Article / Transform

Learning to live with unwanted household pests can make your skin crawl, but take this author's advice.

Learning to Live With Unwanted Intruders

Article / Transform

Wondering how to adopt a shelter pet? This shelter volunteer and Dog-mom suggests these tips for bringing home your first shelter pet.

A First-Timer’s Guide to Adopting a Shelter Animal

Article / Volunteer

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

Keep the Faith

PrayerCommunityBelief

Read this Lenten prayers for desire and longing.

A Cigarette at Midnight: Lenten Thoughts on Desire

Article / Prayer

Understand the true meaning of Lent by reading this ultimate guide.

Lenten Bundle: What You Need for the Next 40 Days

Article / Prayer

Prayer at Winter Solstice poem by Dana Gioia: Winter night scene with snowfall lit by a streetlamp.

“Prayer at Winter Solstice”

Article / Prayer

Watch these cute pugs have a meetup with their owners.

The Pug Life

Video / Community

Do you ever think about the relationship between humans and animals? Turns out, we're not that different.

We’re Not That Different

Article / Community

Peruse these independent Chicago bookstores and find community, too.

Explore Chicago’s Literary Scene This Winter

Article / Community

Look up into the night sky and see the beauty of the universe.

What the Night Sky Holds

Article / Belief

Read why Christmas lights are magical for this author.

The Magic of Small Lights in the Darkness

Article / Belief

Watch this coptic artist show the magic behind icon painting.

The Art Behind the Icon