Online Texts on Being “Born Again”

See these online tracts, articles, and essays on authentic Christian teaching about being “born again”:

• “Are Catholics Born Again?” at Catholic Answers (with 2004 Imprimatur).
• “Are Catholics Born Again?” at Catholic Bridge.
• “Are Catholics Born Again?” by Mark Brumley at Ignatius Insight.
• “Are Catholics Born Again?” by Mark Brumley at the Catholic Education Resource Center.
• “Are Catholics ‘Born Again’?” by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff (January 12, 2014) at Integrated Catholic Life.
• “Are Catholics ‘Born Again’?” by Graham Osborne at the Catholic Education Resource Center.
• “Are Catholics Born Again Christians?” by Fr. Dwight Longenecker (April 16, 2012) at Fr. Dwight Longenecker.
• “Are Catholics Born-Again Christians?” by Fr. Dwight Longenecker (April 9, 2018) at National Catholic Register.
• “Are You Born Again?” by Steve Ray (March 21, 2018) at Catholic Convert.
• “Baptism, Babies, and Being Born-Again” by Adam Crawford (26 April 2016) at Catholic365.com.
• “Baptism: Initiation and Regeneration” at Catholic Biblical Apologetics
• “Born Again” (28 April 2019) at Catholic Daily Reflections.
• “Born Again : Baptism in the Early Fathers” at Evangelical Catholic Apologetics.
• “Born Again – The Bible Way” by Tim Staples at Catholic Answers.
• “Born Again in Baptism” (Tract with 2004 Imprimatur) at Catholic Answers.
• “Frequently Asked Questions about being BORN AGAIN” at Catholic Doors Ministry.
• “How should I respond to someone who asks me if I’ve been saved, or born again?”. Part of Two Minute Apologetics at Bible Christian Society.
• “Of Water and the Spirit” by Alex Jones at Catholic Answers.
• “Born Again in Water Baptism”. Part of “Sacrament Of Baptism” at Scripture Catholic.
• “Baptism, Born Again in Water & Spirit – Basil”, excerpt from On the Holy Spirit by St. Basil the Great (ca. AD 360), at Crossroads Initiative.
• “The True Meaning of ‘Born Again’ Isn’t What You Think” by Stephen Beale (July 11, 2016) at Catholic Exchange.
• “What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?” at Catholic Strength.

See also these texts and ebooks on the sacrament of baptism, the means appointed by our divine Lord for our second birth:

• “Baptism” at FishEaters. [N.B., While this site has much valuable material, please exercise prayerful caution when perusing those that refer to the 2nd Vatican Council, as these do not view the Council according to the hermeneutic of continuity and reform.]
• “Baptism”, by William Fanning, The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 2 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907). Part of The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent, transcribed for New Advent by Charles Sweeney, S.J. (© 2017 by Kevin Knight).
• “Baptism and Christian Life” by Jean Evenou at Jubilaeum (Holy See).
• Instruction on Infant Baptism “Pastoralis Actio”, by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by Pope St. John Paul II, October 20, 1980. May be read online at the Holy See, the EWTN Library and the Catholic Information Network.
• The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Vol 1. The Sacraments in General, Baptism, Confirmation, by Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1917) With Imprimatur. Volume VIII of the Dogmatic Theology series of Pohle and Preuss. Available on multiple formats at Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Regis Library, University of Toronto).
• “Sacrament of Baptism” at Scripture Catholic.
• “The Sacrament of Baptism: Gateway to New Life” at beginningCatholic.com.
• “The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation” by Father John A. Hardon, S.J at the Catholic Education Resource Center.
• A Treatise on Baptism: also a Treatise on Confirmation, by Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore (Baltimore: Hedian and O’Brien, 1852). May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, text, etc.), at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at HathiTrust and HathiTrust (2nd copy) through this page as indexed by the Online Books Page on Archbishop Kenrick.
• A Treatise on Baptism; with an Exhortation to Receive It, Translated from the Works of St. Basil the Great; to which is added, a Treatise on Confirmation, by Francis Patrick Kenrick, then Bishop of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: M. Fithian, 1843). Available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books, Google Books (2nd copy), and at HathiTrust (through this page as indexed by the Online Books Page on Archbishop Kenrick).

In belated observance of the Feast of St. Nicodemus. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).