Mr. Ryan is a native of Chicago where he was raised in a Catholic family.  He and his three siblings were happily taught at home and the life of piety was instilled early on.  He attended Ave Maria College when it was still in Michigan and transferred his last year to Franciscan University of Steubenville where he graduated with a degree in Philosophy.  

After graduation, he worked on a ranch in Oklahoma.  From there, he entered a small religious order to pursue the Priesthood.  He was sent to Argentina to continue his formation and studies in the humanities and philosophy and then studied theology at the Pontinfical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.  After much prayer and discernment, it became clear that God had other plans for him.

Soon after returning to the U.S., he began teaching at a classical Catholic school in Scottsdale, Arizona.  There he met his wife and they are now happily married with a baby boy.  They recently decided to move to the Philadelphia area to be near family.  

Besides teaching, Mr. Ryan enjoys trying different beers and brewing his own, listening to the symphonies of Anton Bruckner, going on long walks and bike rides, and reading books and articles.