Mary Frances Musk, prioress of the St. Martin de Porres Lay Dominican Community sits with her children for a moment while trying to get supper together. Musk is an instructor at the school in the community, a mother of nine, and a wife.

Theresa King, 13, of New Hope, Ky., yawns as her literature instructor, Mary Frances Musk teaches a lesson. The school is located at the St. Martin de Porres Lay Dominican Community in New Hope, Ky. Musk is a founding member of the community and is now the prioress. Most of the children are educated at the community usually until they reach high school although some kids do graduate at the community."We disagreed with the way school was taught, I didn't think the kids were taught enough about the Bible."

Mary Frances Musk and her daughter Flannery attend a Tuesday morning mass at their chape, Our Mother of Sorrows. The families at the chapel are part of a small community of catholics that came to Kentucky in 1983 to spread the word about catholicism and pro life. The community has built a school, church, printing press, and homes for the families that live there. "This community is a haven for spirituality, here you don't have to defend your spirituality," Musk said.

Mary Frances and Dennis Musk have been married for 28 years. The two have nine children and live at the St. Martin Dominican Lay Community in New Hope, Ky., a Catholic commune that moved to Kentucky from California in 1969. "Without the support of my husband I don't think this family would be possible," Mary Frances said.

The Musk family has Father Ralph Lynch over for dinner every Thursday. "Father Ralph couldn't come today because he had a big lunch," Mary Frances Musk said. The Musk family is part of St. Martin de Porres Lay Dominican Community in New Hope, Ky. The commune moved to New Hope in 1983 from California and built a printing press, school, chapel, and five houses.