The Founders Day celebration at Marymount University began with a 10:30 a.m. Mass at the school's Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel. CHRIS RADCLIFFE
Sister Veronica Brand told an audience at Marymount University’s annual Founders Day celebration on Feb. 25 that in her role as a Non-Governmental Organization Representative to the United Nations she speaks for those who may not otherwise be heard.
As the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary’s NGO representative, Brand works in collaboration with those from other faiths on issues such as fighting to end human trafficking, promoting human rights for migrants and empowering women.
On the day honoring the university’s founding order, she offered historical perspectives on RSHM’s service outreach and explained how that tradition continues in part today with her work.
The celebration began with a 10:30 a.m. Mass at the school’s Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel, followed by a luncheon in Gerard Dining Hall, where Brand made her remarks. She was introduced by Sister Jacqueline Murphy, who was one of Brand’s teachers 50 years ago in Zimbabwe, then known as Rhodesia.
During her talk, Brand quoted the call from Pope Francis to fight poverty and hunger, protect the environment, ensure decent work for all and provide appropriate protection for the family.