Editing Charles Coughlin (section)

==Early life and work==
Charles Coughlin was born on October 25, 1891, in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], Ontario, the only child of Irish Catholic Amelia (née Mahoney) and Thomas Coughlin. Born in a working-class neighbourhood, he lived in a modest home situated between a Catholic cathedral and convent.{{sfn|Brinkley|1983|p=84}} His mother, who had regretted not becoming a [[nun]], was the dominant figure in the household and instilled a deep sense of religion in Charles.{{sfn|Brinkley|1983|pp=84–85}}

After his secondary education, Coughlin attended the [[University of Toronto]], enrolling in [[St. Michael's College (Toronto)|St. Michael's College]], run by the [[Congregation of St. Basil]], and graduating in 1911.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Coughlin then entered the Basilian Fathers. The Basilians were a traditional order that denounced [[usury]] and supported [[social justice]]. Coughlin prepared for the priesthood at St. Basil's Seminary and was ordained in Toronto in 1916. The Basilians then assigned him to teach at [[Assumption University (Windsor, Ontario)|Assumption College]], their institution in [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], Ontario.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ketchaver |first=Karen |date=December 2009 |title=Father Charles E. Coughlin—The 'Radio Priest' of the 1930s |url=https://serials.atla.com/theolib/article/view/2686/3408 |journal=Theological Librarianship |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=82 |doi=10.31046/tl.v2i2.112 |via=EBSCO|doi-access=free }}</ref>

In 1923, a reorganization of Coughlin's religious order resulted in his departure. The Vatican ordered the Basilians to change  from a [[society of apostolic life|society of common life]] to a [[monastic life]]. The members of the order were required to take the traditional three religious vows of [[Evangelical counsels|chastity, poverty, and obedience]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Unwilling to accept the monastic life, Coughlin applied for [[Incardination and excardination|incardination]], or transfer, out of the Basilians to the Archdiocese of Detroit. He was accepted in 1923 and moved to Detroit.  The archdiocese assigned Coughlin to pastoral positions in several parishes. In 1925, when Coughlin was exiting a building in Detroit, he saw a man stealing a trunk from the back of his car. When Coughlin confronted the thief, he dropped the trunk and swung at him. The fight continued until Coughlin knocked him unconscious. The incident received coverage in the Detroit newspapers.<ref name="Tribun19360830p4" />

In 1926, he was assigned to the newly founded [[National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica|Shrine of the Little Flower]], a congregation of 25 families in [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]], Michigan.