 | | Dr. Thomas Hilgers, right, director of the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha, looks over paperwork with receptionists Barbara Vlasak, left, and Linda Lathrop. The institute is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a conference Sept. 2-5 in Omaha. Photo by Lisa Maxson/staff. |
If it weren't for Dr. Thomas Hilgers and the Pope Paul VI Institute, Chris and Jon Manitz never would have had their son.
"I was 40 when I got pregnant. I never thought I was going to be able to have kids," Chris Manitz of Worthington, Minn., told the Catholic Voice.
Hilgers, founder and director of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha, helped Chris Manitz discover the underlying health problems that were keeping her from conceiving a child, and he corrected them.
In January, their son, Brody, was born.
"I can't thank the Pope Paul VI Institute enough for what they've done for us," Chris Manitz said.
Over Labor Day weekend, the Manitzes will be among hundreds of people whose lives have been touched by Hilgers and the institute in attendance at the institute's 25th anniversary celebration.
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