Today, I wanted to share another site with you all called Grotto Network. It's an online home for some really thoughtful and diverse faith-based reflection that comes in lots of forms. Here's how the folks at GN describe it:
We’re a digital refuge. A space to recharge. Whether you’re feeling lost, on top of the world, or stuck in your own head, you’re not alone here.
Grotto is an anchor, a place of security and peace, from which you can go back to life renewed. We’re at your side on this journey of life. We’re a community, all of whom are figuring out different walks of life together and seeking something more.
We have found hope in the Church, and we’re passionate about sharing Its beauty with the world. We’re inspired by lives lived boldly, and we’re here to share them with you. As a light for the world, your presence makes the light stronger.
Working primarily through carefully curated written articles, thoughtfully and professionally done video pieces in short-form and long-form, and music packages and playlists, Grotto Network is creating a unique place for a modern soul to find sustenance online. Their social media is excellent, and I really enjoy keeping tabs on them on Twitter, because I'm a dinosaur and need to get my butt back on to Instagram.
I have started writing for Grotto Network. My first piece, Tips for How to Reduce Plastic Use, was shared on social media recently. Here's how it starts:
My first taste of post-grad adult life came as a volunteer in Ireland a few years ago. I had to adjust not only to living off-campus but also to living in another country. One big adjustment came with grocery shopping. Irish law prohibited single-use plastic bags, so on my first trip for groceries, I had to buy a few reusable tote bags.
Over the weeks and months, I got in the habit of packing those totes into my work bag on shopping days, lest I have to cut into my volunteer stipend to buy more bags if I forgot. When I moved back stateside, the habit was ingrained and permanently displaced the plastic or paper question in favor of my reusables. When I moved back to Chicago and our own bag ban came into effect, I felt ahead of the curve, economically and ecologically.
Over the years, I’ve gradually collected other habits for green living. By no means am I an eco-warrior, but I do value efficiency, thoughtfulness, and practicality. Friends and experiences have helped me see how wasteful we can be without realizing it or thinking twice. So here are some tips that have helped me, not as an expert but as a novice trying to be a good steward of creation.
Check out the rest of it by visiting the Grotto Network site, and soaking up all the good stuff they're creating to help us thoughtfully engage our spirits online.We're called to be good stewards of creation. And we can do better. #planetorplastic #reduceyouruse— GrottoNetwork (@GrottoNetwork) June 22, 2019
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