Author Archives: Schütz

About Schütz

I am a PhD candidate & sessional academic at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia. After almost 10 years in ministry as a Lutheran pastor, I was received into the Catholic Church in 2003. I worked for the Archdiocese of Melbourne for 18 years in Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations. I have been editor of Gesher for the Council of Christians & Jews and am guest editor of the historical journal “Footprints”. I have a passion for pilgrimage and pioneered the MacKillop Woods Way.

Freising – Last stop on my Ratzinger Pilgrimage (10 November 2023)

Click here for today’s pictures on Google Photos. It was raining lightly as I dragged my suitcase and backpack to the train station, but although I was 20 minutes early, the train to Freising was already waiting on the platform, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Another little Pilgerreise – to the Ratzinger graves (5 November 2023)

For the Google Photo album of today’s pilgrimage, click here. For photos of my first day in Regensburg yesterday, click here. So this one was unplanned – it really only formed in my head over the last couple of weeks, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Pilgrimage to Marktl am Inn and Altötting (28-29 October 2023)

Click here for the Google Photos album for these two days – warning: there are a lot of pictures! When I learned that I was going to Rome for the ACU/IRCI PhD Seminar, I immediately began planning my short Via … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A “God Moment” in Munich (Thursday 26 October 2023)

Google Photos album for this evening here. I’ve just woken up after midnight – after “first sleep” – and need to keep doing some “Hausaufgabe” before returning to bed for my second sleep. After the end of my first week … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Statistics for my short Via Francigena pilgrimage from Viterbo to Rome

I just did the stats for my short pilgrimage from Viterbo to Rome along the Via Francigena. The total distance was 126.83km walking on the trail (plus an additional 17.5km sundry walking bringing the five day total to 144.3km). That’s … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Via Francigena – Day Five from La Storta to Roma (24km)

(Click here to view the photos for today on Google Photos) I was woken last night by the sound of water running down a drainpipe somewhere. It seemed to be raining fairly solidly, but when I got up in the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Via Francigena – Day Four from Campagnana di Roma to La Storta (24km)

For all my pictures from today, click here to see the Google Photos album. I had a fairly good idea that today was going to be difficult. The distance was fair enough (in the end, at 24km, it was about … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Via Francigena – Day Three from Sutri to Campagnana di Roma (15 October 2023)

For all pictures of today’s journey, click here for the Google Photos album. As I write this on Sunday evening, I am sitting on a balcony of a bed and breakfast called “Casa Margot” on the very south end of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Via Francigena – Day Two from Vetralla to Sutri (14 October 2023)

Pictures relating to today’s journey are on Google Photos and can be viewed using this link. This morning at Albergo de Benedetta, a lovely spread was offered for breakfast. I was the first pilgrim in the breakfast room, and the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

VF – Finally, the Pictures for Days 0, 1, 2!

Finally I am staying a place with really good wifi, and all my pictures for the last three days getting to and starting the Via Francigena are now on Google Photos for your viewing pleasure: VF Day 0 – Melbourne … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment