I don't think it is a day dream ... to have a long extended "Silent Night".  We either have to achieve it ... or we all die - for one thing war is really hard on the ecosystems that support us.  And then there are all the other wounds to individuals, their families, communities world wide.

Our catholic Social Teaching tells us what we need to do ... unfortunately most of us don't know anything about them.

Given the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus claim to be patriotic and serving Catholicism - perhaps through the vast global media empire they help subsidize, like EWTN - they could ensure we all know from K up that for over 50 years ... we have been told development is the new word for peace.  AND the last 3 popes ... even JPII ... said we needed to change our mode of development so earth's resources were used so that all God's children have life with dignity .

We must say no to war ... and all that leads to it!  Insist on an extended "Silent Night".