Election 2012 -- Commentary: Can the Catholic vote predict the election's outcome? [1] My only prayer for next week's election is that it ends with a winner.

Election 2012 -- The Black Catholic Dilemma: How Would Jesus Vote? [2]

Sandy strengthens as nears coast; Wall Street shut [3]

Syria jets bomb Damascus on last day of 'ceasefire' [4]

Violence ends Israel-Gaza truceMilitants [5] in Gaza have fired 11 rockets into Israel [5], officials say

Attack on Nigerian Church Kills 8 and Wounds Dozens [6]

Louisville, Ky. -- Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, returning from Vatican synod, says ‘new evangelization’ is a spirit, not a program [7]

Jimmy Savile: Catholic Church bid to remove papal knighthood [8]

Peru university in Vatican battle over right to call itself Catholic [9]

Giants Beat Tigers 4-3 in 10 Innings for Sweep [10]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [11]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.