The Final Days of St. Maximilian Kolbe w/ Anthony D'Ambrosio

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Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Fr. Patrick welcomes Anthony D'Ambrosio, writer and director of film, "Triumph of the Heart," to Guestsplaining. Anthony tells us how his interest in St. Maximilian Kolbe began, what the final day of the Saint's life looked like, the trials faced during filming in Poland, and how God's presence was felt on set. "Triumph of the Heart" https://www.triumphoftheheart.com/militia Send your questions for the friars to:[email protected] Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsSt. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	Welcome to Godsplining. Thanks to all who support us. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider
0:10.6	making a monthly donation to us on Patreon. Be sure to like and subscribe to God's Planning wherever
0:15.6	you listen to your podcasts. Hello, friends, Father Patrick here, and I'm joined today for this episode of guest
0:21.7	Blading by the fantastic director of the new film Triumph of the Heart, Mr. Anthony D'Ambrosio.
0:27.3	Anthony, thanks for joining us on the show.
0:29.3	Thank you so much, Father Patrick, for having me on. I'm pumped to be here.
0:32.7	I followed this project for some time, and as someone who I spent the first 10 weeks of my
0:39.1	priesthood in Poland, I have a special affinity for Poland for the story of St. Maximilian Colby
0:46.3	and for the mystery of goodness and light that's shown in the midst of such darkness and suffering.
0:55.0	And I think the story is just so incredible.
0:58.0	So I have my own reasons for loving it.
1:00.4	But I wonder if you might tell us, to tell our listeners,
1:03.1	how you became interested in the project of telling the story of St. Maximilian Colby.
1:09.0	Yeah.
1:09.7	It's something that I share quite a bit, and I am just really grateful that he came into my life.
1:18.4	To be honest, it wasn't out of my choice.
1:22.0	I was not looking for a saint at the time.
1:24.4	I was not looking for some sort of religious or spiritual leader.
1:29.3	I was actually, I had lost my faith and I was
1:31.5	in the middle of what I call like a bout of atheism.
1:35.8	I had been struck down by a
1:39.1	illness that nobody really knew what to do it, that was not
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