On Assignment: Miles Christi: Soldiers of Christ in America

EWTN Miles Christi, a religious order of priests and brothers founded by Father Roberto Juan Yanuzzi in Argentina in 1994, came to the United States in 2000. The order employs retreats and spiritual direction. Re-airs at 3:30am Tuesday and 11pm Saturday.
 

EWTN Gallery: Walking Through Time: Catholic London

EWTN English journalist and EWTN host Joanna Bogle tracks London’s Catholic history: On Monday, “The Thames and the Tower of London”; Tuesday, “Westminster and Parliament”; Wednesday, “The South Bank of the Thames”; Thursday, “Chelsea and St. Thomas More”; and Friday, “Kingston, Where England Began.” Advisory: TV-PG.
 

Chicago Archbishop Installation

EWTN Archbishop Blase Cupich will be installed as Chicago’s new shepherd at a Mass in Holy Name Cathedral.
 

EWTN Presents: Romania: Suspended Between Heaven and Earth

EWTN This documentary follows Greek-Catholic Bishop Florentin Crihalmeanu of the Diocese of Cluj-Gherla, Romania, as he rebuilds his country’s martyred Church, whose numbers were halved during four decades of savage persecution by an atheistic communist regime. Re-airs at 11pm Saturday.
 

First Communion

EWTN This animated video readies children for their first Communion by telling a charming story about little boys who look for “pirate treasure” in a church but find out from a little orphan girl that there is a true treasure in the church: Jesus Christ, awaiting us in the tabernacle and the Eucharist.
 

The National Dog Show

NBC Held every year since 1933 and sponsored by the Philadelphia Kennel Club, the National Dog Show features more than 3,000 dogs and 150 breeds. Last year’s “Best in Show” winner was Jewel, an American foxhound.
 

Frosty the Snowman

CBS In this Rankin-Bass animated Christmas special from 1969, a kids’ snowman comes to life. Comedian Jackie Vernon voiced Frosty, and beloved Catholic entertainer Jimmy Durante narrated.
 

Pope Francis Visits Turkey

EWTN The Holy Father will fly to Ankara on Friday and meet with Turkish President Recep Erdogan and other officials. In Istanbul on Saturday, he will visit the Hagia Sophia Museum, tour the Blue Mosque, celebrate Mass in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, join in ecumenical prayer at the patriarchal Church of St. George and confer with Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. On Sunday, the feast of St. Andrew, patron of the Orthodox world, the Pope will say a private Mass, pray the Divine Liturgy at the patriarchal Church of St. George and sign a joint declaration with Bartholomew I. For times, check EWTN.com.

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.