S3E5 The Broth that Warms: Eucharist

Awkward Asian Theologians · Mar 13, 2026 · 29m

Matt and Dan begin, as serious Asians often do, over a bowl of pho - debating broth, coriander, and the hierarchy of condiments - before realising they’re circling a deeper question: what actually feeds a Catholic? From Vietnamese comfort food, they pivot to the stranger, more demanding meal - the Eucharist.

They reflect on the parish as the place where Catholics fulfil their most primordial vocation: worship. But worship, they insist, is not first something we do. It is divine initiative.

As Dan shares, the Church is not merely a congregation (a self-assembled crowd), but a convocation — a…