I was just thinking about the reports of Fr. Wegner bullying the parishioners in Phoenix, AZ on multiple occasions.

Just think if there was a strong Resistance there - what if just one person had some land, and a group of Faithful could get together and get some kind of building converted or built.

I would love to see the neo-SSPX there have some competition. I imagine it would put them on their best behavior, so they don't lose parishioners.

The people leaving that quagmire would have to understand the real issues SOMEWHAT, because let's face it, the SSPX has a brand new church. That is a tough act to follow -- a lot to compete with.

Still, if I lived in Phoenix, my goal would be (as it was here in the San Antonio area 3 1/2 years ago) to create an independent chapel of some sort, able to accommodate priests to offer Mass (including High Mass) and Benediction. And to make the Sunday Mass experience as "normal" as possible. As soon as possible, you want people to not feel like they're completely "roughing it" or doing without, especially in terms of the Liturgy. You want your children to know what a Paschal candle is. Or a May crowning. Or a procession. That's part of passing on the Catholic Faith.

Of course, a chapel is only half the equation. The other half is finding a valid priest who is 100% faithful to Tradition to say Mass there.

But still, I strongly believe in the truth of these sayings:
"winners make their own luck"
"in my experience, there's no such thing as luck" (Obi Wan Kenobi)
"do everything you can and then leave the rest to God"

That last quote, in particular, strikes me as what many of the saints would have done. (But what do I know? I've only read hundreds of lives of the saints.) I've read again and again how great things were accomplished when a man or woman did their best and trusted in God for the rest.

There are things you can control, and things you can't. It does take a certain wisdom to know the difference. By providing the best possible chapel (that YOU can make happen) for Mass, you open yourself up to the possibility of a priest coming forward to help your group.

With a chapel, you MIGHT have a Resistant(-to-Modernism) priest say Mass for you.
Without a chapel, you CERTAINLY WON'T have a Resistant priest.

I'd take "might" over "certainly won't" any day.

Just think if some priests in the SSPX heard about (thanks to venues like CathInfo) 6 or 7 groups posting pictures of their independent chapels and Mass centers, all of which have no priest to say Mass for them. It would certainly show that the Resistance is a worthy cause, with so many groups throughout the nation able to organize together and fight.

Nothing says "I love the Mass" like going out of your way to create another location where Mass could be said -- however humble the location.

Obviously the ability to help set up a Mass center will vary widely from person to person. Many Catholics don't have land or even a spare room to donate to the cause. Others don't have the support of their spouse (their spouse doesn't understand the Resistance). But everyone can contribute something, I believe. For some it might be material things (equipment, or money). For others, it might be volunteering in other ways: for example, organizing the group (which costs nothing). Any Catholic standing up and resisting Modernism (including the Modernist Rome embracing of the neo-SSPX) helps the cause, and can heroically help change things if he wants to.

God gives everyone different gifts, which is why corresponding with God's grace is going to look different for each person. That's why I don't believe in a simplistic, one-size-fits-all approach to discerning if a person is being faithful to God's call. There are many ways a person can help. But I believe EVERYONE can do something in order to "do the right thing" in this Crisis. You can always pray or offer up the sacrifices of your daily life. So even if your contribution is just the proverbial Widow's Mite, you should remember that God is the rewarder of good works. God sees and rewards our effort. Results are nice, but not required.