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One of the songs of the Christmas season that I like is “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” which Andy Williams made popular a number of years ago now. One of the reasons that I think that it is the most wonderful time of the year is seeing the selfless generosity of so many people.

Earlier this month Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, urged Congress to fix tax policies that were fundamentally flawed as the House of Representatives and Senate tried to reach agreement on a final bill.

On December 2, 2017 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement as the U.S. Senate passed its tax reform bill. Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice Florida, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development called for Congress to fix fundamentally flawed tax policies as the House of Representatives and Senate attempt to reach agreement on a final bill.

On November 20, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security announced termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. TPS is a temporary, renewable, and humanitarian program authorized by statute that permits individuals to remain and work lawfully in the U.S. during a period in which it is deemed unsafe for nationals of that country to return home. There are an estimated 50,000 Haitian TPS recipients living in the U.S.