East-West Encounter

Hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 401 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Pastor: Very Rev. Joseph Barranger, O.P.

Co-hosted by Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Greenwood, VA, Pastor: Fr. Robert Holet.

Our Annual East-West Encounter is an opportunity for Christians from Eastern Orthodox and Western (Roman Catholic and Protestant) spiritual traditions to come together in fellowship and to explore topics of mutual interest in a spirit of respect and dialogue.

  6:00 pm: Solemn Vespers

6:30 pm: Refreshments

7:15 pm: Lecture by Professor Brad Wilcox

"The Happiest Wives: The Five Pillars of Strong & Stable Marriages in America"

8:30: Closing remarks & Priestly blessings

To assist with refreshments , please contact Charlie at: charlieburns@hotmail.com

W. Bradford Wilcox is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. His research has been featured in outlets such as the New York Times, NPR, and NBC’s The Today Show. He may be found on Twitter @WilcoxNMP. Professor Wilcox will touch on the vital roles that faith, money, and sex play in married life.