On Sunday evenings, the Stanford community gets an opportunity to reflect through Compline, a program featuring chanting and meditation at a candlelit Memorial Church. (VERONICA CRUZ/The Stanford ...

“It’s incredible to hear 300 people being completely silent. It’s amazing how quiet people can be,” said Stephen Kennedy, music director of Christ Church on East Avenue. That’s not the reaction most ...

As darkness envelops the night, candlelight shines forth to welcome the weary each Sunday evening at Grace Lutheran Church's new compline service. All is silent until a single bell rings and the ...

the bells start tolling in the half hour or so before Compline begins. We sit down and wait for a moment, hear other people shuffle in. It still looks like there’s no one up front, just the light. But ...

An evening service intended for rest and contemplation. Compline is led by the Rev. Sarah Thomas. It begins with synthesized ambient music by DJ artist, Andrew Elia, then a transition with loose-leaf ...