Disclaimer - Mark was our parish pastor (first non-Jesuit) for six years.  Worked with him on addressing the Hispanic needs/presence in our north Dallas parish - liturgy, school, sacraments, family religious training, etc. and setting up encounters so that anglo, long time parishioners understood and welcomed Hispanics.

Mark donated and financially supported my high school youngest to do a summer program via Dallas diocese in Honduras.  She learned about poverty, Spanish (she is now bi-lingual), and came back with a totally different outlook on poverty, culture, etc.  

Mark currently supports significantly and powerfully local and state efforts via Interfaith organizations (IAF Texas) in El Paso, San Antonio, Austin, Valley, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, etc.  IAF Texas will be using Mark's pastoral with its institutions - in excess of 100 catholic parishes.  The TX Bishops are actively working in Austin now with special session of legislature and Democrats pushing back on SB4.