Catholic Influences in Bruce Springsteen's Music

I am Catholic and not so impressed by Catholicism's influence on Springsteen, but apparently some others are. Perhaps I take it for granted.

Bruce Springsteen: The Stations of the Boss, by Andy Whitman, Christianity Today, 3/6/2012

The Rising of Bruce Springsteen, by Patrick Kelly, 2/10, 2010

The Catholic Imagination of Bruce Springsteen, by Ft. Andrew Greeley, America Magazine, 2/6/1988