By Natalie Romano
The Mass has been said, the parishioners have gone home, and the Roman collar comes off. Now what does a priest do? We take a look in our ongoing series “Holy Hobbies.” Learn about the hidden talents and trades of our Diocesan fathers. Could one of them be yours? Find out as we meet a shepherd that’s a shutterbug.
If the President-Elect visits our Diocese, expect Father Vincent Connor to be there. Like many others he’ll have his camera propped up and poised. But not for a selfie, something far more serious...his vast collection of Presidential photographs.
CATHEDRAL CITY—The Mass been said, the parishioners have gone home, and the Roman collar comes off. Now what does a priest do? We take a look in our ongoing series “Holy Hobbies.” Learn about the hidden talents and trades of our Diocesan fathers. Could one of them be yours? Find out as we meet a priest that paints. 
Walking down the halls of the Nazareth House Retirement Home, you might be surprised to hear the electronic beats of a keyboard. No, it’s not a visiting entertainer or a resident’s grandchild, it’s retired priest, and musician, Father Edward McGuinness.
He may be a man of the cloth but you could also call him the Man of Steel. Give Father John Fahnestock some metal and he’s on a mission.
“It’s nice to use my hands since all day I use my head.” explains Father David Andel, J.C.L., Diocesan Judicial Vicar.