Priest, Prophet, King

EWTN In each 30-minute episode, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron analyzes evidence in the Old Testament that foreshadowed Christ’s role as priest, prophet and king.
 

Hell Below

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL This new series describes submarine warfare in World War II. On Aug. 7, “Atlantic Showdown” describes a German sub attack on two Allied convoys in the North Atlantic in 1943. On Aug. 14, “Destroyer Killer” recounts a 1944 mission in which the USS Harder sank four Japanese destroyers in the Celebes Sea.
 

Tyburn Convent — Gloria Deo

EWTN This 2011 documentary tells the story of the Tyburn Nuns, the Benedictine Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre, whose lives center around perpetual adoration.
 

‘Seek’ Conference

EWTN Father Mark Mary of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word went to Nashville, Tenn., in 2015 to interview some of the thousands of young Catholics at the annual “Seek” conference hosted by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students.
 

POV: Ping Pong

PBS This 2013 documentary about the “Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships” in Inner Mongolia in 2010 highlights the aged contestants’ courage and resilience. A re-air.
 

Martha Bakes

PBS In this episode, celebrity hostess Martha Stewart shows how to use sponge cake in jelly rolls, caramel buttercream cakes and ladyfingers.
 

EWTN Season Preview: Fall

EWTN Doug Keck, EWTN’s president and chief operating officer, will introduce this fall’s slate of exciting and inspirational new shows. Re-airs 11pm Tuesday, 5pm Wednesday, 4:30am Thursday, 10:30am Friday and 1:30pm Saturday.
 

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

EWTN At 8am, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate Mass of the Assumption at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, Ala. (re-airs 6:30pm). At 10:30am, in “Mary, Queen of All Saints,” an episode of Our Lady in Scripture & Tradition, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Father Andrew Apostoli explains the saints’ love for Mary and her role in the plan of salvation. At noon, Solemn Mass will be said in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (re-airs midnight). At 1:30pm, in an episode of Feasts and Seasons, Joanna Bogle describes English Catholics’ traditional customs and meals for the Assumption and the feast of St. Bartholomew on Aug. 24 (re-airs 1:30am).

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.