Buddism and Christianity

I found todays lesson really interesting because my family friend is an orthodox buddist and i found his philosophy on life really interesting. I then went over to his house where in a big room he has his own little temple I guess where he can meditate and self reflect.Practicing this made me for thankful for life and I started to get more involved in my own church. Whenever I can i like to participate the youth group and I even play guitar for the chorus at times. Meditation helps me focus more on the good things and how I can be a better person. I don't really know if I believe in reincarnation or enlightenment since I follow the practices of the catholic church of heaven and hell. I also thought that it was interesting how Jewish people don't pray to saints. Then it brought up the topic what makes a saint a saint. How do we know if they are even in heaven. I think learning about other religions is fascinating because it gives you insight into what is important to people.