Description: "In 1942, in the midst of the German occupation of Belgium, an elderly Benedictine monk heard a divine call to bear witness to how God had led and guided him through tumultuous times, bringing him to friendship with the Lord of all creation. Answering this call, the monk gave talks to his friends and confreres about his fascinating life, and what led him to enter the Benedictine order"--
Review Quotes:
";In Lu's Ways, I encountered a world and a cast of mind entirely new to me. I believe that its message is providentially calibrated for our moment--a light from the past for our future work in the apostolate."
-- Mike Aquilina, Author, The Fathers of the Church; Editor, Reclaiming Catholic History series
"Joshua Brown's inspiring introduction is alone worth the price of the book. Working and praying for the future of the Church in China is incumbent upon every Catholic. This book is the place to start, because Lu Zhengxiang's extraordinary stories make manifest the terrible cost of Western imperialism vis-à-vis China, the richness of what Lu calls the Confucianist spirit, and the treasures that attract converts to Catholicism, which must be sustained today."
-- Matthew Levering, James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
"Here we see the impressive life of a man who spent years as a diplomat for China and who later became a Benedictine monk. He saw every step of his life as a vocation. The humility and the intelligence leap off the page. The book is aided by a fine introduction and notes."
-- Paul Mariani, S.J., Professor of History, Santa Clara University; Author, Church Militant: Bishop Kung and Catholic Resistance in Communist Shanghai
"In 1946, one of the most important Chinese Catholic intellectuals, Abbot Pierre-Célestin Lu, O.S.B., published his memoir under the title Souvenirs et Pensées. This long-awaited reprinting brings one of the great Christian classics back into circulation, and the voice of a Chinese spiritual master will again be heard."
-- Anthony E. Clark, Edward B. Lindaman Endowed Chair, Whitworth University