1) The Dreadful Diocese of Richmond is one of the most dissident in the country, rife with liturgical abuse, lousy music, and nearly heretical sermons. Several Chesapeake parishes are among the worst I've ever seen. Unsurprisingly, vocations in the DDR are nearly nonexistant.
2) The St. Benedict chapel began life as "Our Lady of the Rosary" (or something very similar), an "independant" chapel served by SSPX and SSPV priests. Fortunately, they had the good sense to get right with the Bishop, and affiliate with the Benedictines who run St. Gregory.
How true this is! More frequently than not recently, the parish I attend (as well as others in the diocese) cross this line all too often. It gets very frustrating for someone relatively "new" to the church who is seeking tradition that has held true and steadfast for centuries.
Hopefully our recently installed new bishop here in Phoenix will bring some of that tradition back to it's faithful followers, who have longed for the way our Lord and Apostles passed down to us.
Fr. Chad Ripperger was at our parish recently and after his conference he was talking about the talks for the universal indult in Rome. I'm paraphrasing here, but he said that one of the Cardinals said that if any priest could say the Traditional Mass anytime and if the Mass was offered frequently, then in 10 years no one would attend the New Mass except the fruits and nuts.
Fine. So put me with the meat and potatoes. That's where I want to be in 10 years.
I'm sure that's why folks like it. They feel like it has more to do with GOD, and less to do with the personality of Father Whathisname.