ORDER MAGNIFICAT FROM THE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SEE PAGE 8 FOR DETAILS Holy Father’s new book tells Easter story Pages Read extracts from Jesus of Nazareth—Holy Week in the SCO 12&13 No 5405 www.sconews.co.uk Friday March 4 2011 | 90p Bishop Logan: 30 years of service I Cardinal Keith O’Brien leads the tributes to the Bishop of Dunkeld at anniversary Mass in Dundee By Ian Dunn “Thank you all so much, not just for tonight, “Through the Commission Priests for Scotland we Bishop Vincent Logan, surrounded by his brother priests, but for 30 wonderful years.” are working hard to promote priesthood as a life including Cardinal Keith O’Brien, celebrates the 30th BISHOP Vincent Logan celebrated the 30th Bishop Logan told the SCO he very much appre- well worth living and my hope and my prayer is that anniversary Mass for his Episcopal ordination at St anniversary of his Episcopal installation as ciated the ‘kindness and support which has been more men will respond to God’s call to priesthood.” Andrew’s Cathedral in Dundee PIC: PAUL McSHERRY bishop at a packed St Andrew’s Cathedral in shown’ to him both from his own diocese and the And the one piece of advice he would give his remember one particular spring when a number of Dundee on Tuesday evening. wider Church in Scotland. The bishop also said he successor? ewes had died and Vincent and I were drafted in to Before and during the Holy Mass to mark the gave thanks to God that he had been ordained a priest. “Love your priests and your people and listen mother the baby lambs!” occasion the Catholic community, including “From an early age, I simply didn’t want to be to them,” he said. “As bishop you are nothing The cardinal also said he had fond memories of priests and people from every parish in Dunkeld anything else and if I had the chance, I would do without them.” the times the two of them had worked together as Diocese, paid tribute to the bishop who is set to it all again tomorrow,” he said. “I have had a won- young priests in St Andrews and Edinburgh retire this year after tendering his resignation on derful life as a priest.” Cardinal’s message Archdiocese, particularly when he was a curate in grounds of ill health last December. One of the main highlights of his time as a bishop Bishop Logan paid special tribute to Cardinal Keith Bishop Logan’s hometown of Bathgate. was the visit of Pope John Paul II, which he described O’Brien saying he was ‘delighted’ his old friend The cardinal described Bishop Logan’s 30 years in Bishop’s gratitude as a ‘marvellous occasion that will live with me had been able to attend the anniversary Mass as charge of Dunkeld Diocese as an ‘amazing record.’ To mark his 30-year anniversary Bishop Logan forever’ and he spoke of his deep sorrow that a bro- they had known each other for more than 50 years. “I know that his apostolate is not concluding but was presented with a cheque by Margaret Caswell, ken arm had prevented him from playing a more The cardinal returned the compliment telling the taking on perhaps something of a more relaxed nature a parishioner of Our Lady of Victory (St Mary’s), active role in Pope Benedict XVI’s visit last year. congregation that he and Bishop Logan had recent- now in the years which lie ahead,” he said. “God bless Forebank, Dundee. Looking to the future, the bishop said he ly marked the golden jubilee of their friendship. and reward you, Vincent, for those 30 years as a bish- Thanking the priests and people he said simply planned to remain in Dundee after he retired, as he “Bishop Vincent began seminary in 1958, some op; God bless and reward you for those 17 years as a ‘I have loved being your bishop,’ a remark that wouldn’t want to ‘live anywhere else.’ 53 years ago, while I began in that same seminary priest in our archdiocese; and may God also reward was met with a spontaneous, and heartfelt, sus- He also warned that the biggest challenge facing in 1959, some 52 years ago,” he said. “I am sure you in a special way for the priestly years of friend- tained round of applause. his successor would be the shortage of priests. you find it hard to imagine just what each of us ship which we have enjoyed and which you have He added: “I have been privileged to love and serve “Vocations to the priesthood and religious life are were like when we were teenagers. enjoyed with so many others over the years.” the priests and people of Dunkeld, and even more not nearly as numerous as they were and that is a “I well remember our late evenings before night privileged to be loved and served by them in return. matter of great concern and sadness to me,” he said. prayer, down by the riverside. And in particular, I I continued on page 2 CARDINAL O’BRIEN HEALTHCARE FUNERAL SERVICES backs SCIAF’S workers praised; are held in the Lent campaign urged to speak out open-air to mourn ahead of launch on life issues by those who died in by Susan Boyle Scottish bishops Christchurch quake WHITE MASS NZ EARTHQUAKE SCIAF CAMPAIGN Page 5 Page 8 Page 3 visit www.sconews.co.uk SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday March 4 2011 OLIVERʼS Boulevard & Drumry Taxis Drumchapel 24 Hours Service - Cars for all occasions Radio Controlled Cars - All Calls Monitored SINGLE PASSENGERS TRAVEL SAFELY 0141-944 8111 0141-944 7374 0141-944 8222 0141-944 4079 0141-944 8333 0141-944 8444 NO BOUNDARY CHARGES Celebrating Bishop Logan’s 30 years of service to the Church I continued from page 1 his very real pastoral qualities, his interest Bishop Vincent Logan pictured with Cardinal Keith in people, his care when times are tough O’Brien and his brother priests (main) after the Tribute and his amazing commitment to his ‘ain Mass at which many of the bishop’s own family During the Mass Mgr Ken McCaffrey, the folk’ in the Diocese of Dunkeld. I sense that members were present (inset) vicar general of Dunkeld Diocese, also paid he is very much considered a spiritual PICS: PAUL McSHERRY tribute to his long-serving bishop. father to the whole Tayside and Perthshire “You have carried on, throughout your area and although he will be greatly missed make themselves felt in new areas.” years as priest and bishop, the work of as Bishop of Dunkeld, I am sure his Christ, the eternal pastor,” Mgr McCaffrey energy and pastoral care will continue to I [email protected] said. “It is the splendid task of being faithful to the teaching of the apostles and of build- ing up the Church as the Body of Christ. It In tribute to a bishop for all of Scotland means being a witness to the light.” He added that Bishop Logan had been By Mgr Paul M Conroy, His work with Bishop of Scotland at the Synod Dunkeld’s ‘Good Shepherd’ and ‘we thank Secretary of the Taylor and Bishop of 1990 on Priestly you for that love. May God bless you Bishops’ Conference of Murray, at the time Rector Formation, which led to always.’ Scotland of the Real Colegio de the publication of Pope International Pro-Life Other tributes to Bishop Logan came Escoceses in Valladolid, John Paul II’s Apostolic from beyond his diocese. WHILE serving as a saw the historic and suc- Exhortation, Pastores Youth Conference Paul Chitnis, chief executive of the priest in Edinburgh cessful transfer of the dabo Vobis. Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, Bishop Vincent Logan Royal Scots College from Bishop Logan also 18-20 March 2011 said the bishop had been one of the had a special interest Valladolid to Salamanca. chaired the committee Church’s most tireless servants. in Catholic Education In addition to his work which prepared resources Loch Lomond Youth Hostel, Scotland “Bishop Logan has been a tireless and and was given particu- for priestly vocations and events in Scotland to visionary servant of the Catholic Church in lar responsibility in Bishop Logan also over- prepare for and mark the Scotland for three decades. He has an incred- that field by the late sees the work of the great Jubilee of the Year ible ability to organise big events, for exam- Cardinal Gray. Commission for the 2000 in all eight dioceses. ple, the Church’s celebration at the turn of After becoming Bishop Permanent Diaconate and These aspects of the the new Millennium,” he said. “On a person- of Dunkeld, and certainly involves himself in the pro- bishop’s ministry draw al level, I have always valued Bishop without losing interest in motion of vocations and attention to only some of Vincent’s constant encouragement, unerring the wider field of educa- the formation of permanent the areas beyond the kindness and gentle wisdom. He will be tion, Bishop Logan was deacons for service in the boundaries of his diocese much missed and I wish him good health and entrusted by the other dioceses of Scotland. for which he has shown a much happiness in the future.” members of the Bishops’ During his time in these passionate concern during Ronnie Convery, a spokesman for the Conference with respon- posts Bishop Logan has his 30 years as a bishop.