Fr. Gary Coulter
Fr. Gary Coulter has served as Director of Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House (goodcounselretreat.org) since 2013. Previously he was pastor at St. Mary in Ashland and St. Joseph in Greenwood, Nebraska. His Theological Studies were at Mt. St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD and he was ordained a priest in 1999 for the Diocese of Lincoln (Nebraska). After three years of high school teaching and parish ministry in Lincoln, he did graduate studies in Canon Law at Santa Croce University in Rome. He is director of Unbound ministry and also works in the marriage tribunal and as co-Vicar for Religious in the Diocese of Lincoln. His personal website with lots of book recommendations is frcoulter.com.
Upcoming Programs by Fr. Gary Coulter
Open Dates
RECEIVE A FREE EBOOK The Beginning Steps of Prayer Written by the Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House director, Fr. Gary Coulter, this eBook offers resources and explanations of different types of prayers, along with simple exercises to begin to cultivate or deepen your prayer life. An eight chapter "How to Pray" Prayer Series: […]
Also With Matt Simmons and Fr. Christopher Barak
October 30 - November 3, 2025
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.
Also With Fr. Christopher Barak, Jo Vasa, Matt Simmons and Sarina Stokes
November 16 - 24, 2025
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.
Also With Fr. Christopher Barak, Jo Vasa, Matt Simmons and Sarina Stokes
November 16 - 20, 2025
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.
Also With Fr. Christopher Barak, Jo Vasa, Matt Simmons and Sarina Stokes
November 20 - 24, 2025
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.
Also With Jo Vasa and Matt Simmons
December 15 - 22, 2025
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.
Also With Jo Vasa and Matt Simmons
December 15 - 18, 2025
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.
Also With Jo Vasa and Matt Simmons
December 19 - 22, 2025
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.
Also With Jo Vasa and Sarina Stokes
Flexible Dates
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.
