All times Eastern

SUNDAY, FEB. 15

Youth & Family Encounter 2002

EWTN, 7 p.m.

You'll find sure signs of hope for the Church when you witness this large gathering in Baltimore that was sponsored by the Legionaries of Christ and their apostolic movement, Regnum Christi. Family therapist Ar t Bennett spoke, as did Legionaries U.S. superior Father Anthony Bannon and Father Owen Kearns, the Register's publisher and editor in chief.

MONDAY, FEB. 16

Presidents’ Homes

Travel Channel, 9 a.m., 2 p.m.

On Presidents Day, come calling: Step into the homes of Presidents Eisenhower, Lincoln, Reagan, Franklin Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt, and stay awhile.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

The Everlasting

Man — Chesterton

Familyland TV, 1 p.m.

The prolific English author G.K. (Gilbert Keith) Chester ton (1874-1936) found peace of heart once he became Catholic. This “Peace of Heart Forum Classic” gives us insights into Chesterton's spiritual life and intellect. His 69 books included The Everlasting Man (1925), in which he defended the Church from materialists and reminded us that Christ is at the center of history.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

Towing

History Channel, 10 a.m., 4 p.m.

This lively look at the wonderful world of towing things shows us not only flatbed trucks but also tugboats, roller coasters and funicular railroads.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

Holland's Barriers to the Sea

Discovery Channel, 10 p.m.

In the latest stage of their never-ending, centuries-long national effort to keep the sea at bay (pun intended), the people of the Netherlands employ a giant sea-surge barrier and an extensive system of dams and barriers that nowadays is computer-controlled.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

The World Over

EWTN, 8 p.m.

Host Raymond Arroyo interviews actor-director Mel Gibson about his new film, The Passion of the Christ, set to open in theaters Feb. 25, Ash Wednesday.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

Stalin: Man of Steel

History Channel, 8 p.m.

He called himself Stalin (“man of steel”), but his real name was Iosef Dzhugashvili (1879-1953). As dictator of the Soviet Union for four decades, he presided over a state terror apparatus that murdered tens of millions of people. Apologists for Marxism first denied his crimes, then excused them and now call them an aberration — but, in fact, Stalin was the quintessential communist. He carried on Vladimir Lenin's policy of bloodshed.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

Best Young Chefs Competition

Food Network, 9 p.m.

See what's cookin’ at this major contest for chefs under age 27.

Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.