Light From Light: The Awkwardness of Advent

EWTN Father George Rutler sees Advent as a blueprint for how we need to live our lives. Re-airs 6am Saturday.
 

The Flowers of St. Francis

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Based on a 14th-century text, this 1950 film “stars” real-life monks as it depicts actual incidents in the lives of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Clare and the early Franciscans. A-1, TV-G.
 

USCCB Fall General Assembly

EWTN The U.S. bishops are meeting in Baltimore. Monday’s sessions are at 11:30am and 3pm. Tuesday’s sessions are at 10am and 3pm.
 

Secret Space Escapes

SCIENCE CHANNEL In this new series, ex-astronauts relive accidents they managed to survive.
 

Kateri

EWTN This new EWTN original movie profiles St. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), the Lily of the Mohawks. Re-airs 9pm Saturday. Advisory: TV-14.
 

American Experience: The Pilgrims

PBS This special employs re-enactments to tell about the English Protestants who came to America in 1620, seeking religious freedom for themselves, but who were strongly anti-Catholic.
 

Apostolic Voyage to Africa

EWTN On Wednesday, Pope Francis will arrive in Nairobi and visit Kenya’s president, civil officials and the diplomatic corps. On Thursday, he will hold an ecumenical meeting, celebrate Mass, meet clergy, religious and seminarians and visit the U.N. office. On Friday, the Holy Father will visit a poor neighborhood, meet young people, meet bishops, say farewell and fly to Entebbe, Uganda. On Saturday, he will visit the Anglican and Catholic Sanctuaries of the Martyrs, celebrate Mass, meet young people, visit the House of Charity, meet bishops, clergy, religious and seminarians. On Sunday, the Pope will say farewell and then fly to Bangui, Central African Republic, to meet civil officials, visit refugees, meet bishops, celebrate Mass and hear confessions at the start of a prayer vigil. On Monday, he is to visit a mosque and celebrate Mass. See EWTN.com for times.
 

National Dog Show

NBC Filmed Nov. 14-15, the annual show of the Kennel Club of Philadelphia crowns one dog as “Best in Show.”

 

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.