Ensure latest blog feeds are displayed on the frontpage (current module is not working) - repost

Task 1) Existing module does not display latest posted blog articles on the frontpage under the categories 'Promotions' and 'What's happening'. Need to repair to ensure this will work. Task 2) Create a nice lightbox or highslide effect (viewable in all browsers), that loads fast, to our RSS feeds, which will appear when 'read more' is clicked, so viewers and read the articles within the lightbox and close them as they wish or carry on with the next article without needing to go out of the site..