It is after midnight, so that means it is April 5, the 27th anniversary of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl's slaying.
It is a sad day for those who knew and loved the nun, killed on Holy Saturday in 1980, which was the day before her 72nd birthday.
I never had the honor of meeting Sister Margaret Ann, who was known for years as Sister Anunciata, but I have talked to many people who did know her and said they felt like they were in the presence of a holy person when they were around her.
I'm glad that justice finally was done, even though it was 26 years late, when a jury convicted Father Gerald Robinson of murder last year. The case shocked the city and sent repercussions far beyond -- it is the only known case of a Catholic priest being found guilty in the murder of a nun. I hope it's the last.