Celebrate with us April 25, 2024 at the

Company of Grace: The Power of Sacred Stories 

Join ISP and David Brooks as we wrap up our 25th anniversary jubilee with a night to remember!

This year’s event is hybrid and will be streamed live at 7PM Central — get your virtual ticket below!

Get your in-person tickets or register for the virtual event, below!

HONORARY HOST COMMITTEE 

Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ
Francee Harrington
Fr. Karl Kiser, SJ
Hawley Hilton McAuliffe & John “Jack” McAuliffe
Susan B. Noyes
Neli Vazquez Rowland

HOST COMMITTEE 

Company of Grace Award

The Company of Grace is named after the first lay companions of St. Ignatius of Loyola who dedicated themselves to serving the spiritual and material needs of the poor. In 2013, ISP created the Company of Grace event and an accompanying award, which has honored over 2 dozen individuals across our network. With the award, ISP recognizes committed champions of our ministry, building a modern Company of Grace.

Each year, ISP honors a community member who has been an outstanding champion of ISP. Honorees are nominated by their peers and have demonstrated an active and sustained dedication to our mission and ministry, and share an unequivocal commitment to inclusivity, companionship, and the possibility of recovery.

Company of Grace 2024 Honoree

This year, we are thrilled to honor an exceptional champion of ISP: Kathy Heekin.

Born and raised as one of 6 siblings in Cincinnati. Kathy attended Catholic schools throughout her life and is a graduate of St. Ursula High School and Mt. St. Joseph College. Kathy also did graduate work at Xavier University and taught theology and social justice at Purcell Marian High School while raising her 7 kids.

After she retired, Kathy was invited by her friend Julie Murray to an exploratory meeting about ISP. Her “yes” to this invitation led to her role in co-founding the ISP Cincinnati women’s team in 2009. Kathy has been a member of the ISP Cincinnati community ever since — serving as coordinator, facilitating retreats and visiting partner agencies, accompanying participants, and regularly extending invitations to others to join in the movement and support the ministry.

We are all so grateful for Kathy’s enduring, generous commitment and wisdom.

Congratulations, Kathy!  

Sponsorship Opportunities

By supporting the Company of Grace event as a sponsor, you join hundreds of attendees in-person — and hundreds more virtually from all over the U.S. (plus Canada and Ireland!) for this exciting evening in celebration of 25 years of hope, healing, and transformation.  Learn more about specific sponsorship levels and benefits below or here (via PDF) .

Reach out to Catherine at cruffingdrotleff@ispretreats.org with any sponsorship questions.

Thank you to our 2024 Company of Grace sponsors!

Torchlight Sponsors

Wintrust

Floodlight Sponsors

Spotlight Sponsors

Maureen Kennedy Barney
Church of the Gesu
Cincinnati Jesuit Parish Family (Bellarmine Chapel/St. Xavier Church)
Betty Collins
Steve Holte
Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Karen Kane
Loyola University New Orleans
Michelle Saddler/Retirement Research Foundation
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

Candlelight Sponsors

Media Sponsor

Make it Better Foundation