Jenny Clarke writes: I was brought up as an atheist.  I remember that at the age of 10, I made a vow to devote my life to communism, and I received a red scarf, which signifies my status as a member of the Young Pioneers of China.  In a way, this ceremony is very similar to a standard confirmation service in my church.  We had 12 children from the local parish school confirmed on 12th May 2024, but I hardly saw them afterwards in the church on Sundays.  This is not a criticism.  Turning up to Sunday mass week by week requires sacrifice.  Those youngsters will have had to miss football clubs, Sunday TV, weekends away or other fun.  Sometimes, I struggle to go to mass, so I shouldn’t offer to take the speck out of others' eyes before taking out the beams of my own. ...