The phone at Starcross rang frequently the day The Press Democrat ran a story mentioning the impact on our contemplative community of noise resulting from the Artesa/Codorniu conversion of forest ...

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McCarroll, a lay monk and cofounder of Starcross, a monastic community in California's Sonoma County, spills his heart onto paper in his ninth book. Though few could argue with his sincerity, his goal ...

‘Nature is something which brings us pleasure. But it does more than that, it takes us beyond the daily grind and therefor helps us gain perspective, refreshes our spirit, helps us find more meaning ...

Starcross Monastery is hidden in one of the most remote corners of Sonoma County, but those who have come to live at this sanctuary call it the place between heaven and Earth. To find it, dust off ...