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Catholic Filmmaker Anthony D’Ambrosio Champions St. Maximilian Kolbe’s ‘Triumph of the Heart’, by Abigail Galván – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Catholic Filmmaker Anthony D’Ambrosio Champions St. Maximilian Kolbe’s ‘Triumph of the Heart’, by Abigail Galván

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By Abigail Galván, National Catholic Register, August 4, 2025

Register summer intern Andrew Likoudis compiled and edited this EWTN Pro-Life Weekly transcript. Catch the entire interview on EWTN on Aug. 13.

‘It’s one of the most cathartic and healing stories — particularly for those who struggle with hope and doubt.’

Anthony D’Ambrosio knows what it is to hit a wall. For years, he endured an unexplainable insomnia that often granted him only 20 minutes to just two hours of sleep.

The resulting exhaustion and mental fog cost the entrepreneur his ability to work, strained his relationships, and left him questioning both his faith and the value of staying alive.

Then he encountered St. Maximilian Kolbe.

While reading about the Franciscan who offered his life in Auschwitz so another prisoner could live, D’Ambrosio paused over a detail he’d never noticed or at least never meditated upon before: Kolbe endured 14 long days in the camp’s starvation bunker, encouraging three fellow prisoners who died alongside him. …

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