It’s a beloved Sunday night tradition celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. And like so many other things, the weekly Compline service at St. Mark’s Cathedral on Capitol Hill in Seattle was ...

Compline is a brief service of prayer — essentially a monk’s bedtime prayers. The community gathers to give thanks for the day that has passed and to ask for safety in the night to come. In the office ...

It is an hour before dawn, and I am at a monastery. I have just walked into a massive stone room, accented by vaulted ceilings and dark stained-glass windows. An iron partition divides the room in two ...

Times: 2-3.30am, 4-5am, 6-6.30am, 8-9.15am, 11.45am-12.00pm, 2.45-3pm, 6-7.15pm, 7.45-8pm Mass and the worship of God formed the heart of a monk's life. Communal prayers averaged about five hours per ...

We tend to note the passage of time with misgivings, seeing in a graying head or weathered fence a lifetime slipping away. Maybe we need to narrow our focus. Maybe the passage of a day or a week is ...