Karl Barth wrote that a preacher ought to go into the pulpit with the Bible in one hand and the daily newspaper in the other. The editors of the New York Times obligingly provided preachers today with a front-page story that fit perfectly with todays Gospel-parable about the rich fool. It seems that many millionaires out in Silicon Valley dont feel rich with only two or three million dollars, or even ten million, but find themselves working sixty or eighty hours a week in order to earn more. Two priceless quotes: "A few million doesnt go as far as it used to." And: "Youre nobody here at $10 million."

Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

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