Living God’s chosen life

It’s been two years since Fr. Paul Lambert was ordained a Catholic priest.

Though the Long Island-native was raised Catholic, it wasn’t until he attended college that he decided to enter the seminary.

“I had gone through all the classes as a kid, had been in youth group in middle school and high school, but it wasn’t really until (my time at) Florida State (University) that I began thinking about what I was going to do with my life,”  said Lambert.

Lambert is the parochial vicar for St. Ann’s Catholic Parish in Gulf Breeze. A vicar  is equivalent to an associate pastor.

Though many people have the image of Catholic priests as white-haired men, Lambert is anything but that. The 30-year-old is energetic and enjoys doing things other things men his age enjoy, like playing video games and golf.

For more on this story, see the June 23 issue of the Navarre Press or subscribe online.