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ICSI renamed in honor of Fr. John J. Carroll, SJdate posted: 2007-01-25 16:42:24
 The Jesuit social apostolate center Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI) has been renamed the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (JJC-ICSI).
The renaming was formalized in a ceremony held at the Benigno Mayo Hall on Jan. 16, 2007. The blessing of the new marker was officiated by Jesuit Provincial Fr. Daniel Patrick Huang, SJ. In a board resolution dated Aug. 11, 2006, the ICSI Board of Trustees, chaired by Fr. Jose C. Magadia, SJ, explained that it decided to rename the institute after its founding director, Fr. John J. Carroll, SJ as an honor, a tribute and a sign of gratitude to him.
Fr. Carroll arrived in the Philippines in 1946 as a scholastic traveling with Fr. Walter Hogan, SJ. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1955. He initially worked at the Institute of Social Order (ISO) after studying at the Fordham University for his master's degree in sociology (1958) and Cornell University for his doctorate degree (1962). He then became the Research Director of the National Secretariat of Social Action, Justice and Peace (NASSA). In 1973, he was assigned as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He also taught at the Ateneo De Manila University, and was part of various research organizations such as the Philippine Social Science Council and the Institute of Philippine Culture.
The John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues was established in 1984 by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus then headed by Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ. Its office is located on the 2nd floor of the Benigno Mayo Hall, Social Development Complex of the Ateneo De Manila University.
Photo by Diana Jean Moraleda
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