After graduation, he felt called to be a Catholic priest and entered the Basilian Fathers, and prepared for holy orders at St. Basil's Seminary, being ordained to the priesthood in Toronto in 1916.
After graduation, Coughlin felt called to be a Catholic priest and entered the Basilian Fathers. He prepared for holy orders at St. Basil's Seminary, and was ordained to the priesthood in Toronto in 1916.