Frank Wilson has some good thoughts in these two posts on his blog, Books, Inq.

First, on being Catholic: “One of the benefits of having been raised and educated a Catholic – at least I regard it as a benefit – is the constant awareness of my eventual death that it bestowed upon me and that I have lived with all my life.”

Second, on certain writers: “Most writers and intellectuals hang with other writers and intellectuals and project their parochial outlook onto the rest of society. That explains why so much that is written is such a bummer.” Which means you can drop your New Yorker subscription and pick up some good, non-parochial writing like Relief Journal.