The missing nails in Dali’s “Christ of Saint John of the Cross” (1951)

Reflection • Compares Dalí’s crucifixion to St. John of the Cross’s sketch to ask what it means to picture forgiveness. Argues that the absent nails and crown reframe sin as “remembered no more”—mercy made visible.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral (Charleston, South Carolina), September 2025.