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Weekend Retreats
Couples Retreat
With Fr. Benjamin Holdren and Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in the Family
November 14 - 15, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A 24-hour retreat for couples focused on prayer, scripture and saints to build holiness in your family.
Ignatian Retreat: 8-Day (& 4 Days) Nov. 16-24
With Fr. Gary Coulter, Jo Vasa, Matt Simmons and Sarina Stokes
November 16 - 24, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
The Silent Directed Ignatian Retreat, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, involving daily meditation on scripture, journaling about prayer and meeting individually with a director to receive guidance. The retreat is completely silent with no talks or social times outside of the opening and closing.
Desert Day Friday, November 21: Presentation of Mary
November 21, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat with a flexible schedule allowing you to arrive and departure anytime. The basic schedule is 7-10am check-in and coffee, 10am Confessions, 11am Mass, Noon lunch, 1-4pm Adoration with conference.
Retreat for Moms of Young People
With Fr. Jay Buhman
November 22, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
Retreat for moms of young children If someone watched you pee today, this is the retreat for you. Saturday November 22 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (It may also be live streamed if there is demand). The event is a one-day, baby-friendly retreat focused on some of the unique challenges moms of young children face while striving to cultivate a relationship with the Lord in […]
Fathers Know Best: Consecration to St. Joseph
November 23, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
At this conference sponsored by Regnum Christi you can learn how to do an Ignatian Prayer period and will have quiet time to meditate on scripture passages. Includes teaching on Ignatian Prayer, with guided meditations on scripture, time for Adoration and Confessions.
Waiting for Jesus with Mary - Women's Retreat
With Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln
December 5 - 7, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
The Advent retreat offers all women a time of rest, reflection, and spiritual nourishment in the presence of Christ. Be strengthen and renewed in intimacy with Jesus.
Desert Day Tuesday, December 9: St. Juan Diego / Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 9, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat with a flexible schedule allowing you to arrive and departure anytime. The basic schedule is 7-10am check-in and coffee, 10am Confessions, 11am Mass, Noon lunch, 1-4pm Adoration with conference.
Men's Spiritual Exercises with Regnum Christi (Dec 2025)
With Fr. Fergal Ó Dúill, L.C.
December 11 - 14, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
The preached spiritual exercises is based on the retreat developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Meditate on the principal truths of the Christian faith with an emphasis on following and imitating Christ.
Ignatian Retreat: 8-Day (& 4 Days) Dec. 15-22
With Fr. Gary Coulter, Jo Vasa and Matt Simmons
December 15 - 22, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
The Silent Directed Ignatian Retreat, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, involving daily meditation on scripture, journaling about prayer and meeting individually with a director to receive guidance. The retreat is completely silent with no talks or social times outside of the opening and closing.
Great Marian Saints and Prophets
With Father Elias Mary, F.I.
December 19 - 21, 2025
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
This men's retreat aims to strengthen attendees’ intimacy with Jesus and renew their live of prayer, inviting men of all ages to embrace a time of rest, quiet, and renewal in the presence of Christ.
Ignatian Retreat: 4-Day, 5-Day, or 6-Day Dec 28, 2025-Jan 2, 2026
With Fr. Gary Coulter, Jo Vasa and Sarina Stokes
Flexible Dates
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
The Silent Directed Ignatian Retreat, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, involving daily meditation on scripture, journaling about prayer and meeting individually with a director to receive guidance. The retreat is completely silent with no talks or social times outside of the opening and closing.
Friends of Christ in the Midst of the World
With Bishop Robert Finn
January 16 - 18, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
This men's retreat aims to strengthen attendees’ intimacy with Jesus and renew their live of prayer, inviting men of all ages to embrace a time of rest, quiet, and renewal in the presence of Christ.
Desert Day Thurs Jan. 22 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
January 22, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat with a flexible schedule allowing you to arrive and departure anytime. The basic schedule is 7-10am check-in and coffee, 10am Confessions, 11am Mass, Noon lunch, 1-4pm Adoration with conference.
The Joy of Forgiveness
With Sandy Hoenig
January 24 - 25, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
Discover the Joy of Forgiveness with Sandy Hoenig: a healing journey of discovering the profound emotional strength of forgiveness, and strategies for avoiding or resolving hurtful situations.
LDCCW Winter Symposium
With Lincoln Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
January 30 - 31, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
The preached spiritual exercises is based on the retreat developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Meditate on the principal truths of the Christian faith with an emphasis on following and imitating Christ.
Valentine's Date Night 2026
With Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in the Family and Fr. Robert Matya
February 15, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
Valentine's Date Night for Catholic Couples with a formal meal and an informative presentation to grow in faith, marriage and family life. Babysitting requires an advanced RSVP.
Ash Wednesday Desert Day Reflection Wed February 18
February 18, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat. Ash Wednesday schedule is 8-9:30am check-in and registration, 9:45am Chaplet, 10am Talk, Stations, Adoration, Rosary, 2pm Mass with Ashes, departure anytime after 3pm. Bring a meatless sack lunch ($10) or you can request a lunch ($20). Pre-registration is not required.
Desert Day Tuesday March 17: St Patrick / St. Joseph
March 17, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat with a flexible schedule allowing you to arrive and departure anytime. The basic schedule is 7-10am check-in and coffee, 10am Confessions, 11am Mass, Noon lunch, 1-4pm Adoration with conference.
Catholic Physicians Retreat
With Sr. Mary Diana Dreger, OP
March 19 - 22, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A retreat for those in the medical profession to grow in their own relationship with Jesus, and in conviction about their values and how their faith informs the care they provide.
Desert Day Tuesday Friday Apr. 24: Our Lady of Good Counsel
April 24, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat with a flexible schedule allowing you to arrive and departure anytime. The basic schedule is 7-10am check-in and coffee, 10am Confessions, 11am Mass, Noon lunch, 1-4pm Adoration with conference.
Desert Day Tuesday Wednesday May 13: Our Lady of Fatima
May 13, 2026
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House
A Desert Day is a quiet daytime retreat with a flexible schedule allowing you to arrive and departure anytime. The basic schedule is 7-10am check-in and coffee, 10am Confessions, 11am Mass, Noon lunch, 1-4pm Adoration with conference.