“Make me brave to speak my mood, O my Jesus, as I would! Or teach me, which I rather seek, What to do and what to speak. — ANACREONTIC HYMN — St. John Damascene When I stood under the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time, a new level of understanding about the creation of the world and the final judgement sank into my heart. A couple of hours later, I felt the same as I stood before the Pietà in St. Peter’s, contemplating Christ’s passion and death. When we create art, we share in...