Comment on the multiblog: http://www.dimitrysmirnov.ru/blog/cer... Ask a question to Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov: http://www.dimitrysmirnov.ru/blog/que... --------- On February 11, 2020, at the diocesan Spiritual and Educational Center in Yekaterinburg, as part of the celebration of the 135th anniversary of the Yekaterinburg Diocese, a soul-beneficial and long-awaited meeting of Yekaterinburg residents with Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov took place. ---------- List of questions: 1. How should we live today? How to strengthen ourselves in the Orthodox faith? (0:55) 2. How to preserve the fear of death? (4:22) 3. Will people have more reverence if God is mentioned in the Constitution? (5:30) 4. Atheism has become very widespread in our country. How can we live with this phenomenon? (7:18) 5. The parents of my church-going fiancée are militant atheists. How can we convince them? What should we do? (10:12) 6. Have you met the new Minister of Education? (12:48) 7. How can you choose your life path if your relatives are forcing you to do one thing, but you want something completely different? (14:17) 8. How can you learn to be content with what you have and thank God for everything? (16:17) 9. How can you learn to work? (17:38) 10. How can a woman avoid despairing when alone? How can she avoid the sin of fornication? (21:33) 11. What is the correct way to fast on Wednesday and Friday – from the evening of the previous day and fast until the evening of the fast day, or fast from midnight to midnight? (26:17) 12. What role should patriotism play in the life of an Orthodox person? Many young people want to emigrate to the West, citing the fact that human rights are not respected here, but they can find salvation there. Are they right? (27:13) 13. How do I know if I am praying correctly? (35:02) 14. What is the point of building new churches if few people go to existing churches? (35:47) 15. Does the Lord help those who do not ask Him? (37:13) 16. What should I do if my children have moved away from the church? (38:45) 17. I was born into a Muslim family and was baptized at the age of 13. My mother did not prevent me from going to church, but she herself prays according to Muslim customs. How can I convince her to accept Orthodoxy? (43:42) 18. If you do not feel joy from the obedience that you have, what should you do? (44:34) 19. The head of the family is not a churchgoer and swears in front of his 9-year-old son. What should you do? (45:53) 20. Is it possible to give birth at 46? (48:15) 21. What should a mother of many children do for spiritual communication so that her husband becomes kind? (48:28) 22. They haven’t paid me my debt for two years. What should I do? (50:41) 23. How to overcome envy? (51:19) 24. What can you read about monasticism in the world? How to choose between monasticism and family life? (51:52) 25. What is the main purpose of a wedding? (53:08) 26. Why doesn’t God heal right away? (55:51) 27. How can a seminarian fight despondency? (58:17) 28. In modern society, many families break up. What can improve the situation? (1:00:15) 29. I am 55 years old, divorced from my husband. I want a family and children. Is it possible to get married a second time? (1:02:13) 30. What should you do if you do not trust God and are afraid to approach a priest for confession? (1:03:14) 31. My mother reads akathists and mantras alternately. She believes that Orthodoxy is just one religion. What should I do? (1:03:52) 32. We bow our heads at the Liturgy at the exclamation: "Catechumens, bow your heads." Is this correct? (1:05:32) 33. What is your attitude toward the teaching on the seven deadly sins? (1:06:40) 34. Where do dead unbaptized babies go? (1:08:15) #ArchpriestDmitrySmirnov #multiblog #EkaterinburgDiocese