TV Picks 07.27.14

SUNDAY, July 27, 1:30pm
Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions 2014
MLB NETWORK
The inductees in this year’s class are Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Tony La Russa, Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas and Joe Torre.

SUNDAY, July 27, 3:30pm, live
Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary Convention
EWTN
The Knights of Peter Claver, a predominantly African-American Catholic fraternal organization, will open their 99th national convention and their Ladies Auxiliary’s 84th convention, in Mobile, Ala., with Mass. Re-airs at midnight.

MONDAY, July 28, 6am
Modern Marvels
HISTORY
This episode, “Mad Electricity,” traces the life and works of Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the electrical engineer and genius who brought the world alternating current (AC) and many other inventions and theories. Advisory: TV-PG.

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 8pm
EWTN Live
EWTN
Guest John Klink is president of the International Catholic Migration Commission. He tells Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa about the group and its assistance to victims of human trafficking. Re-airs at 1 and 9am Thursday and 4am Sunday.

SATURDAY, Aug. 2, 8am, live
Our Lady of the Angels Mass With MFVA Vows and Investitures
EWTN
The Franciscan Missionaries of the Holy Word celebrate Mass with members’ vows and investitures at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, Ala. Re-airs at noon and midnight.

SATURDAY, Aug. 2, 10pm
Around the World in 80 Days
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
Jules Verne’s 1873 adventure novel about a man racing around the globe on a bet comes to life in this 1956 classic. A-1 and TV-G.

TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 9am
Knights of Columbus 132nd Supreme Convention
EWTN
Doug Keck hosts live coverage from Orlando, Fla. Coverage includes the opening Mass, opening session with a report from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and the popular “States Dinner.”

THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 3am, 6:30pm
Saint John Vianney: Heart of the Priesthood
EWTN
Bishop Mark Davies of the Shrewsbury Diocese in England reflects on the life of St. John Vianney, a saint for priests, a saint for parishes and a saint for the New Evangelization.

Dan Engler writes from
Santa Barbara, California.