Nova: Nazi Attack on America

PBS Underwater explorer Robert Ballard probes the wreck of the U-166, one of the German subs that wrought havoc along the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. early in World War II. Advisory: War violence.
 

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

EWTN Watch the 11th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in our nation’s capital from Thursday, May 7. Speakers include Bishop Richard Malone of the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth; and Catholic pro-life Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Re-airs 10am Saturday.
 

Joy of Music: Tribute to Mothers

EWTN Diane Bish hosts Mother’s Day concerts.
 

Mother Angelica’s Teaching Series on Heaven

EWTN In seven episodes, Mother Angelica reflects on heaven’s secrets, joys, work, companionship, music and beauty, knowledge and the reuniting of body and soul.
 

Holy Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima

EWTN At the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal, EWTN’s three-hour broadcast will include Mass, the blessing of the sick and the people’s singing farewell as Our Lady’s statue is carried along.
 

National March for Life, Canada

EWTN At this year’s anti-abortion march and rally at Parliament Hill in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, the theme will be, “When Faced With Hard Choices, Let Life Win.” Speakers and marchers during EWTN’s five-hour coverage will protest the tragedy that Canada’s unborn babies have no protection in law. Re-airs 1pm Saturday.
 

The Preakness Stakes

NBC The U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club will sing before the 140th running of the 1-3/16-mile Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, the second leg of the Triple Crown. Post time will be 6:20pm.
 

Three Godfathers

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES In this 1948 Western helmed by Catholic director John Ford, Christian values abound as three bank robbers interrupt their getaway and risk their lives in a desert to honor a dying mother’s plea to save her newborn baby boy. John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz and Harry Carey Jr. star. Advisory: Brief mistreatment of a Bible; some stereotyping of a Mexican character. A-II, TV-G.

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.