Vincentian Heritage Journal Volume 5 Issue 2 Article 4 Fall 1984 The Charitable Endeavors of Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M. Gerald Stortz Follow this and additional works at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj Recommended Citation Stortz, Gerald (1984) "The Charitable Endeavors of Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M.," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 5 : Iss. 2 , Article 4. Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/vol5/iss2/4 This Articles is brought to you for free and open access by the Vincentian Journals and Publications at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in Vincentian Heritage Journal by an authorized editor of Via Sapientiae. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 85 ne Char itable Endeavors of Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M.** Gerald Stortz In what was considered for many years the seminal article on the subject, sociologist Kenneth Duncan theorized that the Ir ish famine migrants who came to Ontario went first to the farm, then to the cities, where in ghettoes such as Toronto's Cabbagetown they attempted to duplicate the closely knit social networks of their homeland. Recently, parts of the Duncan theory have been called into question. Donald Akenson, for example, has argued that many Irish immigrants fared quite well in the agricultural sector.' However, this does not deny that many, usually those least able to make their own way, became urban dwellers. **John Joseph Lynch, C.M. was born on February 6, 1816 in Fermagh, Ireland. He was among the early group of Irish priests who began to live in community according to the rule of St.