Alumni Impact: Sarah & Ryan Cannici

Hometown: Sarah – Franklin, Massachusetts, Ryan – Lodi, New Jersey

Outreach: At the Catholic Center at Northeastern University, we both led the service committee together for two years. In our last year, Ryan served on E-board as VP and Sarah led the Women’s group.

Year of Graduation: 2016 for both of us

College Major: Sarah – Nursing, Ryan – Biology, then went on to get a second Bachelors in Nursing and Masters in Nursing

Where we live now: Concord, North Carolina

Our family: Sarah, Ryan and Cecilia (7 months old)

Our occupations: Sarah – nurse, Ryan – nurse practitioner

Brother we know best: Both of us know Br. Sam, Br. Logan and Br. Jason.

Favorite Brotherhood memory:
Sarah – There are so many, but specifically having Br. Sam at our wedding made everything feel full circle for us. I told him then that I don’t know if I would have been able to stand up there if it hadn’t been for all of his help throughout my years in college.
Ryan – Men’s Retreats to New Hampshire are truly some of my best memories: weekends of prayer, praise, labor (chopping serious amounts of wood) and leisure. We were challenged by the Brothers to live life more fully and to enter into spiritual warfare; breaking down what held us back from God and being free. After we bought our house, we created a dedicated prayer room where we could praise and worship the Lord as we had done with the Brothers.

How the Brotherhood shaped our life:
Sarah – I had to change some things in my life and began meeting with Br. Sam. He helped me work through so many wounds and supported me growing closer to the Lord. I soaked in everything I could from the Brothers: the Catholic Center events, suggested books, Fr. Paul’s homilies; and really began to make changes and realize my identity as a daughter of God.
Ryan – The Brothers guided me through my rocky road of formation and helped me to chase after God, year in and year out. By both their witness to the faith and active teaching or spiritual guidance, I came to be the man I am now. They guided me to Him, and for this I am forever grateful.