SUNDAY,8 p.m.

Modern Marvels: Ice

History Channel This program makes the topic of ice exciting, as it shows us how glaciers carved out North America, where the National Ice Core Repository stores ancient ice, how researchers monitor icebergs and why scientists find ice from Antarctica and Greenland so useful to study. Re-airs 8 a.m. Thursday. Advisory: TV-PG.

MONDAY,9 p.m.

Digging for the Truth: New Maya Revelations

History Channel Host Josh Bernstein travels to Mexico and Guatemala to show us the tallest known Maya pyramid and oldest known Maya mural, as well as the latest discoveries about the Maya and when they reached their zenith. Advisory: TV-PG.

TUESDAY,8 p.m.

‘Mother Angelica Live’ Classics: Contemplative Life

EWTN The beloved foundress of EWTN delves into a subject dear to her heart in this re-air.

TUESDAY,9 p.m.

Ancient Discoveries: Superships

History Channel “There is nothing new under the sun,” the Book of Ecclesiastes tells us. This program demonstrates that as it travels to Egypt to examine evidence for huge sailing vessels and other ancient ships that rivaled today’s in size. Advisory: TV-PG.

WEDNESDAY,9 p.m.

The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America

PBS This 90-minute show and a half-hour companion feature doctors and scientists who tell us of their latest research and their best tips for maintaining heart health.

WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

Decree on the Pastoral Office Of Bishops in the Church

Familyland TV Starting today, at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 12 a.m. Fridays, Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, explains this Vatican II document to us.

THURS.,3 a.m., 6:30 p.m.

A Day with Mother Teresa

EWTN To spend a day with Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) was to be in the company of a living saint — and, with her, in the company of “Jesus in distressing disguise,” the dying and destitute people upon whom she showered love and blessings.

SATURDAY,10 p.m.

Save Our History: The Search For George Washington

History Channel We now have a fairly exact idea of the appearance of George Washington, the father of our country. Forensic anthropologist Jeffrey Schwartz and his team used laser technology to examine his life mask and other artifacts; computer experts used that data to create 3-D images of him at different ages; and a 3-D design company used those images to make lifelike figures of him. Advisory: TV-PG.

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.