Father Charles E Coughlin

Coughlin espoused a strange blend of venom and compassion.

Father charles e coughlin. Basil s seminary in toronto and was ordained as a catholic priest in 1916. Coughlin graduated from the university of toronto in 1911. Coughlin ministered at the shrine of the little flower in royal oak michigan from 1926 to 1966 when he retired. Just as the rest of the nation was obsessed by matters economic and political in the aftermath of the depression so too was father coughlin.

Coughlin charles coughlin 1891 1979 was born on october 25 1891 in hamilton ontario canada. In the first year of the franklin d. Roman catholic radio priest who in the 1930s developed one of the first deeply loyal mass audiences in radio broadcast history. Known for delving into politics more frequently than religious matters father coughlin was never shy about preaching his version of the truth to anyone be they loyal listeners or otherwise.

Father coughlin first took to the airwaves in 1926 broadcasting weekly sermons over the radio. This lesson will introduce you to his life beliefs. Coughlin in full charles edward coughlin byname father coughlin born october 25 1891 hamilton ontario canada died october 27 1979 bloomfield hills michigan u s u s. He then attended st.

October 25 1891 october 27 1979 commonly known as father coughlin was a canadian american roman catholic priest who was based in the united states near detroit he was the founding priest of the national shrine of the little flower church. During his time in the public eye father charles coughlin became one of the most revered figures in the depression era of american history. Coughlin was an american catholic priest and a popular radio figure of the 1930s. He was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience.

On sunday afternoons in the 1930s families would turn on their radios and listen to a comedy a mystery or in millions of households the rev. Roosevelt administration coughlin supported the democratic president but broke with him after a short time. Coughlin the radio priest. Coughlin the radio priest father charles e.

Father charles coughlin was a popular radio priest during the 1930s 1940s best remembered for his inflammatory and conspiracy laden remarks. Father coughlin was a catholic priest based in the parish of royal oak michigan who became a highly controversial political commentator through his extraordinarily popular radio broadcasts in the 1930s.