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Benedictine Pierre-Celestin Lu (Lu Zhengxiang) (photo: Ignatius Press)

By Paul Senz, National Catholic Register, Oct. 14, 2025

Paul Senz writes from Oklahoma, where he lives with his family. He earned a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from the University of Portland, in Oregon.

The life of Lu Zhengxiang was a remarkable one. Book vignettes paint a picture of a singular figure.

The name Lu Zhengxiang might not be familiar to most people, but his story is a remarkable one.

In Ways of Confucius and of Christ: From Prime Minister of China to Benedictine Monk, Lu recounts the details of his extraordinary life. It’s one of those stories that, if it were written in a novel or depicted in a movie, would seem so unbelievable.

But happen, it did. And we can learn a great deal from his example.

The book is not a traditional memoir nor an exhaustive autobiography of his entire life. Rather, it is more like a series of vignettes, reflections on important moments and themes in his life. And these vignettes paint a picture of a singular figure. ….

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By Paul Senz, National Catholic Register, Oct. 14, 2025

The life of Lu Zhengxiang was a remarkable one. Book vignettes paint a picture of a singular figure.

The name Lu Zhengxiang might not be familiar to most people, but his story is a remarkable one.

In Ways of Confucius and of Christ: From Prime Minister of China to Benedictine Monk, Lu recounts the details of his extraordinary life. It’s one of those stories that, if it were written in a novel or depicted in a movie, would seem so unbelievable.

But happen, it did. And we can learn a great deal from his example.

The book is not a traditional memoir nor an exhaustive autobiography of his entire life. Rather, it is more like a series of vignettes, reflections on important moments and themes in his life. And these vignettes paint a picture of a singular figure. ….

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