What exactly does the Catechism mean by ''THE good''?

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In its defining of virtues it speaks of doing ‘‘the’’ good as opposed to being good, or doing good acts. I have found no definition of ‘‘THE good.’’
 
“The” good is a specific set of transcendent norms/commands/ways which objectively constitute “that which is right”. Referring to “the good” is less ambiguous than “being good” or “doing good”. The phrase is utilized intentionally insofar as the reference is to virtue, virtue being a conscious and firm choice to do “the good”/what is right. (As opposed to being a sort of “general state of rightness”.)

Does that make sense?

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“The” good is a specific set of transcendent norms/commands/ways which objectively constitute “that which is right”. Referring to “the good” is less ambiguous than “being good” or “doing good”. The phrase is utilized intentionally insofar as the reference is to virtue, virtue being a conscious and firm choice to do “the good”/what is right. (As opposed to being a sort of “general state of rightness”.)

Does that make sense?

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Thanks for responding!

What you write makes sense, but to that end it seems intuitive, as well. Is there somewhere in the Cathechism which defines “the good” this way?
 
Not that I know of. Precisely because, yeah, it is sort of one of those “intuitive” things.

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