Fr. Gabriel Gillen

Fr. Gabriel Gillen, a Dominican friar and National Chaplain for FOCUS, joins to dive deep into the film 'Triumph of the Heart' about St. Maximilian Kolbe. He shares his initial hesitance to watch a film set in Auschwitz, viewing it as a Lent-like reflection. The discussion explores how the film serves as a spiritual meditation, its focus on Kolbe's last days, and a juxtaposition of hope and horror. Fr. Gabriel also defends the use of grotesque imagery, linking it to Flannery O'Connor’s themes, ultimately emphasizing the film's witness to holiness amidst darkness.