Father Edwin Leahy, O.S.B. "Benedict Men" - Lisa Hendey & Friends #115

On this week's show, Father Edwin Leahy, O.S.B. schools us about
the compelling new Quibi short-form series Benedict
Men.


 


About Father Edwin Leahy, O.S.B.:


 


FATHER EDWIN D. LEAHY, O.S.B., became the 23rd Headmaster
of Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in
1972. St. Benedict's has now grown to 747 young men, most
from African American and Hispanic backgrounds, and 51 faculty
members. 98% of the school’s graduates go on to college, with the
most academically talented attending such colleges as Brown,
Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Harvard, Notre Dame,
NYU, Penn and Rutgers. Today, St. Benedict’s Prep includes a
counseling center--a comprehensive mental health services
department. The department is at the forefront of applied school
psychology and is a resource virtually nonexistent in other urban
school settings, an achievement which was featured in the
documentary "The Rule" by Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno. 
During Father Edwin’s tenure focused therapy groups were
established for the St. Benedict's students, including Alateen
for students with a loved one who abuses drugs or alcohol, and
Unknown Sons for students who do not have relationships with, or
knowledge of their fathers. In 2005 the Velvet Rope program was
established in the Leahy House, which helps resident students
deal with a variety of socio-emotional issues that impact their
learning.


 


About Benedict Men:


 


Executive produced by Stephen Curry, Benedict
Men is a documentary series that chronicles life at
St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, N.J., an all-boys
school founded on one core belief: "Whatever hurts my brother,
hurts me.”  The series follows the school’s nationally
ranked basketball team as they learn the meaning of brotherhood
through academic excellence and sport.  Their value does not
lie in the number of points they score, but rather what they
accomplish together as a team.


 



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