--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Jim Corcoran description: Jim Corcoran is a senior studying Theology and English at the University of Notre Dame, originally from Philadelphia, PA. Jim is particularly interested in the intersection of social justice, mimetic desire, and liturgy. In Philadelphia, he has worked as a professional church musician at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul and at his parish church of Our Lady of Consolation. He is also an oblate of Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island. --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS ## Jim Corcoran ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Author_images/McGrath%20Logo%20Stamp.png) Jim Corcoran is a senior studying Theology and English at the University of Notre Dame, originally from Philadelphia, PA. Jim is particularly interested in the intersection of social justice, mimetic desire, and liturgy. In Philadelphia, he has worked as a professional church musician at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul and at his parish church of Our Lady of Consolation. He is also an oblate of Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/WestPhiladelphiaCatholic.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/07/28/teaching-and-making-space-holy) ## [Teaching and Making Space Holy](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/07/28/teaching-and-making-space-holy) Published by [Jim Corcoran](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/jim-corcoran) Going into a new environment is always stressful, especially when heading into summer school. The kids don’t want to be there. They would rather be goofing around outdoors or spending hours playing PokemonGo on their smart phones. They do not want to be looking at my face trying to teach them study skills. Study skills, I know, is not an actual subject which made the teaching all the more difficu... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [July 28, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/07/28/teaching-and-making-space-holy) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [Christian Brothers](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/christian-brothers) / [service](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/service) / [teaching](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/teaching) [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/StMarysCathedralSydney.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/29/the-mass-for-millennials-entrance-song) ## [The Mass for Millennials: Entrance Song](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/29/the-mass-for-millennials-entrance-song) Published by [Jim Corcoran](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/jim-corcoran) The people have already come into the church (well, most of them have arrived). Individual practices are everywhere. Some genuflect before taking their pew. Some bow solemnly before the altar, then sit. Others wave to friends and family and start to make small talk while mindlessly half-genuflecting and then sitting to make a cursory prayer. In just a few moments, however, these people will be rec... 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Doing so depressed me. Working at home brought unique challenges. The nexus of my service activity was not all that far from my home, but it was a world away. There was suffering and poverty and poor conditions the likes of which I have nev... 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