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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.

MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day Seven (24 April) – Cathcart to Burragate (Almost)

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Distance: 31.59km Total: 204.57km. Today was, without a doubt, one of the most pleasurable and scenic days ever ofn the whole of the MacKillop-Woods … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day Six (23 April) – Aston Creek, Bombala, to Cathcart

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Distance: 28.73km. Total distance 172.98km. I slept quite comfortably on the floor in the end room in the Bombala Catholic Presbytery last night, using … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day Five (22 April) – Craigie to Aston Creek (Bombala)

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Distance: 18.25km. Total distance 144.25km. Okay. I would have liked to have achieved a lot more than that distance today, but the thing about … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day Four (21 April) – Bendoc to Craigie

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Distance: 24.5km. Total distance 126km. So we have passed the half-way mark! Having arrived at the Old School House (OSH) on Lower Bendoc Road … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day Three (20 April) – Goongerah to Bendoc

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Day distance: 36.52. Total Distance so far: 101.5km Seán was back on deck this morning feeling much better than the day before. Whatever it … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day Two (19 April) – Sardine Creek to Goongerah along Bonang Highway

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Day distance: 33.48km. Total Distance: 70km. This morning in Orbost was still and foggy – a good sign for a sunny day ahead. Seán, … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Day One (18 April) – Orbost to Sardine Creek on the Old Bonang Highway

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. Day distance: 31.24km. I feel a great deal of satisfaction today at the completion of our first day on the pilgrimage. As usual, we … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2017: Arrival in Orbost

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. I have almost forgotten how to operate my WordPress account, so long it has been since my last entry. In fact, I am tonight … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2016 II – Day Four (5 October) – Tostaree to Orbost

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. We Once again we are at the end of our pilgrimage for the time being – we arrived at Orbost at 6pm this evening … Continue reading

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MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage 2016 II – Day Three (4 October) – Nowa Nowa to Tostaree

For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here. To the peripheries! That’s what Pope Francis keeps telling us. Well, far East Gippsland is a bit of a periphery. Then again, in Australia, … Continue reading

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