TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 9pm
Wild Mexico
ANIMAL PLANET See jaguars, gray whales, spider monkeys, turtles, monarch butterflies and other creatures up close. Advisory: animal difficulties.

WEDNESDAYS, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, 8pm
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
PBS This three-part Nature special follows penguins as they nest and raise their chicks. Sept. 24: “The Journey”; Oct. 1: “First Steps”; Oct. 8: “Growing Up.” Advisory: animal difficulties.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2:30pm; FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 11pm
A Travel Guide to Life
EWTN Author Anthony DeStefano offers God-centered keys for unlocking true and lasting happiness along life’s journey.

VARIOUS
Children’s Shows
EWTN On Saturday, Sept. 27, in Hi Lucy at 9am, Sister Grace shows why lying is a sin. In Big Al Live at 9:15am, Father Joe says everyone is part of the Mystical Body of Christ. In My Time With Jesus at 9:30am, children witness the Last Supper, Father Luis explains the priesthood, and Sister Lucia teaches prayers for priests. In The Donut Man at 10am, everyone sings. On Tuesdays at 4pm is Animated Stories From the Bible. On various days, Cat Chat teaches about Jesus and the Church.

SUNDAY, Sept. 28, 5am
That They Might Have Life: The Mass Is Calvary
EWTN “The celebration of holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross,” wrote St. Thomas Aquinas. The late Father Pablo Straub explains the saving power of the Mass.

FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 10am, live
12th Annual Worldwide Children’s Holy Hour
EWTN St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina used to say, “Children will save the world.” Pray with Catholic youngsters in adoration. Re-airing at 3:30pm.

SATURDAY, Oct. 4, 8am, live
Daily Mass: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
EWTN The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal World celebrate Mass on the feast day of St. Francis (1181 or 1182-1226). Re-airings at noon and midnight.

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.