SUNDAY, AUG. 20
Print Edition: February 12, 2012
Print Edition: February 12, 2012
SUNDAY, AUG. 20
Breakfast with the Arts
A&E, 8 a.m.
Hostess Karina Huber visits the
beautiful Grimaldi Forum, home of the Monte Carlo
Philharmonic, as well as
SUNDAY, AUG. 20
Peace of Heart Forum:
Gift and Mystery
Familyland TV, 10 a.m.
“‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations’ (Jeremiah 1:5). These inspired words cannot fail to move deeply the heart of every priest.” So wrote Pope John Paul II in Gift and Mystery, the story of his vocation that he penned in 1996 for the 50th anniversary of his ordination. In this series, which will air Fridays at 10 a.m., Cardinal Francis Arinze discusses the late Holy Father’s priesthood.
SUNDAY, AUG. 20
Elk in
Discovery Channel, 11 a.m.
God’s gifts to man include wild animals. Elk (Cervus Canadensis), or wapiti, whose antlers
can span more than 5 feet, have made a comeback in the
MONDAY, AUG. 21
The Story of Knock
EWTN, 3 a.m., 6:30 p.m.
On the rainy evening of Aug. 21, 1879, Mary, Queen of
Ireland, visited tiny Knock,
MONDAY, AUG. 21
Lost Worlds: Jesus’
History Channel, 9 p.m.
This show discusses archaeological finds and uses
computer images as it speculates about the layout and appearance of
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23
Ancient Discoveries:
Warfare
History Channel, 8 p.m.
Some ancient weapons systems were highly lethal. This show explores the deadly ingenuity of ancient inventors, mathematicians and engineers. Advisory: TV-PG.
THURSDAY, AUG. 24
Life on the Rock
EWTN, 8 p.m., live
Father Francis Mary’s guest, pitcher Jeff Suppan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club, attended the Holy See’s first seminar on sports and Christian commitment last fall.
FRIDAY, AUG. 25
A Cemetery Special
PBS, 9 p.m.
“There’s nothing spooky or scary in this program,” says producer Rick Sebak. He hopes this show about mainly 19th-century cemeteries will remind viewers that life is short and that we should visit the graves of our relatives, friends and forebears. A re-air.
Dan Engler writes from
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