A Bittersweet Day
Success, a setback and a new friend
A Chaplain's Life
Life as a Chaplain at the Cecil
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A Lesson from Schenectady
The Electric City still sparks, but with adaptive reuse instead of generators
Grandsons, Breakfast, and an Update
Life around the Hotel Cecil is always changing. Thankfully, so much of that change is filled with hope.
The Work Between the Headlines
From Coffee and Toast to quiet conversations, ministry is built not on perfection, but on presence, integrity, and hope.
Beyond the Cecil
Every person has a story.
The Election Is Over. The Work Continues.
The people of Skid Row, MacArthur Park, and the Hotel Cecil are not political talking points. They are image-bearers of God.
Rescue Plants, Breakfast and the Human Factor
How political gamesmanship is harming the real work being done in MacArthur Park
A Birthday Wish in the Season of Renewal
That no one has to choose between getting help and being able to afford it
Life on the Rise at the Hotel Cecil
What a repaired elevator revealed about the work we do, with an update on a new chapter for a former resident
Coffee, Toast and Ashes
Community, built slowly, at the Hotel Cecil
The Cecil Year in Review
And announcing our 2026 Ministry Theme!
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...
Christmas, Reduced Services and Food and Housing Instability. Plus, we need a volunteer choir for our Christmas Eve Mass.
Still Time To Give
Whether you give today or tomorrow, please help us maintain our programs rooted in dignity and justice!
On the Eve of Giving Tuesday
The changing landscape of social services makes your help even more vital to our work.
Thankful for the Work and for You
Giving thanks for you—and for the chance to walk with our neighbors in need.
Empty Shelves, Open Hearts
In a week marked by loss — of food security and of those we remember on the altar — the Hotel Cecil remains a home for hope.
Facing November 1 with Fear and Strength
Standing with our residents, so Hope and Stability remain within reach.
In the Shadow of St. Peter's Basilica.
Rome — In the U.S., and especially in Los Angeles with more than 75,000 unhoused, we often frame homelessness as a uniquely American problem.
Coffee, Courage, and Care at the Hotel Cecil
Building community, addressing trauma, saving lives—and inviting you to be part of the story.
Notes from a City on Edge
ICE raids, rising fear, and what it means for our neighbors at the margins—and a quick update on Jacob and our ongoing dog food campaign.