Olivier is husband to Anna and father to Dominic and Francis. He has worked at St. Wenceslaus since 2017, first as Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry, and now as Director of Liturgy and Director of Communications. He often can be found power-walking the extremely expansive campus of St. Wenceslaus, setting up for the next liturgical celebration or community event. When not at St. Wenceslaus, he enjoys lifting weights, running, practicing the organ, reading, and beer league ice hockey.
Olivier Coutant has hosted one Episode.
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Episode 1: When Celebrating the Mass took Fr. Mike's Breath Away
May 7th, 2026 | 27 mins 26 secs
baptism, catholic, christian, eucharist, holy land, mass, priest, priesthood, vocation
In the first episode of the St. Wenceslaus Podcast, co-hosts Olivier Coutant and Emily Barker welcome pastor Fr. Mike Eckley and explain the podcast’s goal of sharing parishioners’ stories to foster connection in a large parish. Fr. Mike recounts 35 years of priestly assignments alongside teaching and coaching, and how classroom experience shaped his preaching. He shares his vocation rooted in a lifelong draw to the Eucharist, including signing up for a weekly holy hour in the middle of the night as a teenager and receiving affirmation of his vocation in seminary. He describes a moment of experiencing the physical presence of Jesus when exhausted from priestly ministry, and a powerful Mass celebrated at the tomb of Jesus in the Holy Land.