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Filmmaker Helen Whitney
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Filmmaker Helen Whitney

Award-winning documentarian Helen Whitney describes her journey into film and introduces her 1978 documentary exploring youth violence in Memorial Church on Monday night. Whitney is the first filmmaker to participate in the William Belden Noble Lectures series.

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Filmmaker Talks Spirituality

Filmmaker Helen Whitney discussed four very different groups of outsiders—Trappist monks, targets of a Communist witch hunt, young gang members, and mentally ill adults—through the lens of spirituality in a lecture in Memorial Church.

On Campus

Filmmaker Whitney To Give Lecture Series

Award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Helen Whitney will give three speeches at Memorial Church for this year’s William Belden Noble Lectures series.

Search for Reverend Gomes' Replacement
Religion

Search for Reverend Gomes' Replacement

Memorial Church still has a big hole to fill after the death of Reverend Peter J. Gomes last February. Gomes passed away at the age of 68 after serving the Harvard community for over 3 decades.

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Today in Photos (02/15/12)

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Religion

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Memorial Hall had a big hole to fill after the death of Reverend Peter J. Gomes last February. Gomes passed away at the age of 68 after serving in Memorial Church for over 3 decades.

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Search for Minister Continues

Nearly a year after the death of Peter J. Gomes, the search for a spiritual leader to fill his position at Memorial Church is still many months away from its conclusion.

2011 Year in Review
Crime

TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, The Crimson looks back at the most important events at Harvard over the year.

Harvard in the World

Chapel Named For Reverend Gomes

Bates College will rename its nearly century-old Bates College Chapel “The Peter J. Gomes Memorial Chapel” in honor of Harvard’s ...

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'Family Guy' Creator Receives Humanist Award

Seth W. MacFarlane delivered religious punch line after punch line, addressed what he described as the corrupting influence of religion in today’s society.

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Freshmen React to Cracked Memorial Church Bell

An iconic University relic had finally cracked under pressure. The Memorial Church bell, known by most freshmen as the "8:40 bell," is out of commission. But the question remains: was this a natural death or a murder?

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Memorial Church Bell Cracked

The cast bronze bell hanging in Memorial Church’s belfry will be indefinitely out of commission after cracking during the announcement of morning prayers on Thursday.

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Professor Thomas Kelly leads a workshop on Gregorian chants in the basement of Memorial Church as students and members of the Harvard community sing along to classic psalms.

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I'm Getting Married in ... Harvard Yard?

Members of the Harvard community have a wedding venue option open only to current and former employees and students—Memorial Church.

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