SUNDAY, July 22-MONDAY, July 30
Shark Week
DISCOVERY This year’s 30th annual festival of shark-themed shows features 13 programs, varying between educational and entertaining.
SUNDAYS, July 22, July 29, 10pm
St. Bridget of Sweden
EWTN This two-part EWTN docudrama bios St. Bridget (or Birgitta, 1303-1373), a wife, mother, mystic and foundress. Part 1 re-airs 2pm Friday.
TUESDAY, July 24, 8pm
10 Modern Marvels That Changed America
PBS This documentary about the inventive minds behind engineering feats covers projects from the Erie Canal (1825) on to the Transcontinental Railroad (1869) and the Hoover Dam (1936) and up to the New Orleans Risk Reduction System (2005).
WEDNESDAY, July 25
The Way of St. James
EWTN At 4:30pm, El Camino: The Way of St. James spotlights young men who explain why they decided to go on pilgrimage. At 10pm, in Discovering James: Saint of the Way, Community of St. John Father Nathan Cromly guides members of his Eagle Eye Ministry to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Re-airs 10am Thursday.
FRIDAY, July 27, 10pm
Andrea Bocelli: Landmarks Live in Concert
PBS The sightless tenor Andrea Bocelli is pro-life; his mother, Edi, defied doctors who told her to abort him. In this 2017 special, he performs at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, and viewers tour spots including the Duomo Cathedral.
SUNDAY, July 29, 12am
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: Elves, Hobbits and Men
EWTN Author Joseph Pearce, an expert on Catholic novelist J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), identifies perceived Catholic themes in Tolkien’s beloved fantasy trilogy.
SUNDAY, July 29, 9:30am, live
Tour de France Finale
NBC SPORTS NETWORK The 21st and final stage of this 105th version of Le Tour concludes on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Re-airs in the evening.
MONDAY, July 30, 5:30pm
To God Who Giveth Joy to My Youth: Life at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Denton, Nebraska
EWTN The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter offers Mass, the Divine Office and the sacraments “according to the Latin liturgical books of 1962.” In this show, FSSP seminarians describe their daily lives.
FRIDAY, Aug. 3, 4am
Web of Faith 2.0
EWTN In this episode, “Confession Is Good for the Soul,” Fathers John Trigilio and Ken Brighenti offer guidelines on confession. Re-airs 11pm Saturday. Advisory: TV-PG.
TUESDAY-SATURDAY, July 31-Aug. 4, 5:30pm
Saint John Vianney: Heart of the Priesthood
EWTN Bishop Mark Davies of the Diocese of Shrewsbury in England extols the Curé d’Ars, St. John Vianney (1786-1859), the patron saint of priests whose feast day is Aug. 4.
Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.